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Reporting on Russia, Belarus, Central Asia and the South Caucasus for
@apnews.com
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Intervision, Russia's answer to Eurovision, arrived on Saturday evening- and if you weren't watching, it was a whole lot:
apnews.com/article/russ...
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Power, politics and performance: Russia's revamped Intervision song contest names a winner
Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc was crowned the winner of the newly revamped Intervision song contest — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much about politics and power as it is about perfo...
https://apnews.com/article/russia-intervision-song-contest-eurovision-f04b4622029b916b76e5c7844ffbf502
about 2 months ago
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3 months ago
"Rather than welcoming laborers, Russian officials are fomenting anti-migrant sentiment and increasing restrictions on immigrants, which the government says number 6.1 million, but is probably higher," writes
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www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
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Immigrants from Central Asia find hostility and violence in Russia
Russia needs more workers, primarily due to its war in Ukraine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/08/22/russia-immigrants-crackdown-xenophobia-central-asia/ed401d56-7f24-11f0-971c-6c8e53bd2f21_story.html
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3 months ago
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the
@apnews.com
. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war. She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
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Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-journalists-killed-5c33e999ee88effd89566a993b31d9cc
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amy brown
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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Kevin Rothrock
3 months ago
When the press secretary says the talks could last seven hours.
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Scott Rose
3 months ago
Our friend
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is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy
www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...
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Seemingly not one to be left out of a cultural moment, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan evokes the Astronomer CEO of Coldplay concert fame in his latest posts against the Armenian church:
4 months ago
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From SPIEF 2025: fear the Lavrov Labubu.
5 months ago
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At a time when its funding is increasingly in doubt, the British Council has been named an "undesirable organisation" in Russia, making involvement with the group a criminal offense. The British Council ceased operations in Russia back in 2018.
epp.genproc.gov.ru/web/gprf/mas...
5 months ago
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I’m moving to a full-time role at the Associated Press! I’m joining the Moscow desk, where I’ll be reporting on Russia, Belarus, Central Asia and the South Caucasus until the end of 2025. Here's to sunny skies (and a new chapter) ☀️
6 months ago
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Today, my feed has been made up of pictures of the dead bodies strewn across the street after a Russian rocket strike on Sumy- and posts from the Russian state media, which has been sharing clips of Dmitry Peskov ice dancing
7 months ago
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The Soviet eco-movement created a new generation of activists- but was constantly overlooked and underestimated by the authorities. I dug into their legacy for
@unbiasthenews.bsky.social
- and looked at why Putin won’t make the same mistake
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Why the Kremlin still fears the legacy of Soviet eco-warriors - Unbias The News
Soviet eco-activism exposed state rot – but it also provided the networks, platforms and experience for ordinary people to become anti-authoritarian campaigners
https://unbiasthenews.org/democracy-playbook-p/legacy-of-eco-activism-environmentalism-soviet-union/
7 months ago
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Emma Jacobs
8 months ago
I first thought it was Dominic Cumming’s sticking his head through one of those face in the hole boards
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Niche
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: I'm looking to speak to someone about Estonia's Phosphorite War for an article on eco-activism — preferably someone who took part in the movement themselves. If you know someone who fits the bill, drop me a line to receive my eternal gratitude 🌳
9 months ago
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With Belarus' elections less than a week away, I wrote for
@theneweuropean.bsky.social
on the legacy of the country's 2020 protests — and why they shouldn't be forgotten.
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/belarus-the-...
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Belarus, the country that Europe forgot
President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for more than three decades, will run against several token challengers on January 26
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/belarus-the-country-that-europe-forgot/
10 months ago
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Charlie Warzel
11 months ago
Lately i've been thinking about how many of the processes traditional media has used to build trust (an editorial bureaucracy, lots of editing, making work more concise, and hiding a lot of that work & presenting a polished finished product) now read to audiences as inauthentic & less trustworthy
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If the mass move from X to Bluesky has taught me anything, it's that I am terrified of being digitally perceived and actually quite liked shouting into the engagement-less Twitter void
12 months ago
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Of the many pieces I've seen on the Georgian elections, my favourite is this one: "This is not a story of a rigged post-Soviet election, but rather the story of a larger, systemic game that has been rigged against us all."
www.codastory.com/disinformati...
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From the Margins to Power: Georgia’s Elections and the Kremlin’s Empire
Georgia’s Elections, the Kremlin’s Empire, and Lessons for U.S. Democracy
https://www.codastory.com/disinformation/information-war/georgia-elections-kremlin-influence/
about 1 year ago
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There is no evergreen piece quite like an article about Russia's divided opposition.
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Torn apart by infighting, without a plan, what comes next for Russia’s opposition?
When Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony in February 2024, the country’s liberal dissidents vowed to carry on their mission: to end the rule of Russian President Vl...
https://kyivindependent.com/torn-apart-by-infighting-without-a-plan-what-comes-next-for-russias-opposition/
about 1 year ago
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The UK's general election saw Labour win 64% of all seats in Parliament — even though it only won 34% of the ballot. With UK voters showing support for a wider range of parties than ever before, is it time for electoral reform? Looking into the numbers for
@csmonitor.bsky.social
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Two-thirds of Parliament from a third of the votes: Are British elections out of whack?
The July 4 U.K. election revealed that the country’s smaller parties are winning a growing share of the popular vote, even as the two big parties dominate Parliament.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0709/uk-election-parliament-reform-proportional-representation
over 1 year ago
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Once, it was all but given that Labour would win the votes of working-class, industrial towns. But can the party now win back the voters that left them in 2019? I went canvassing for
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Working-class ‘red wall’ voters decided the last UK election. How do they feel now?
In 2019 elections, Britons living in “red wall” constituencies helped lift the Conservatives to victory. Now, they may decide the election again.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0620/red-wall-labour-conservatives-uk-elections
over 1 year ago
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If you were watching Putin's inauguration today, you may have noticed a particularly sickly-looking Ramzan Kadyrov. Most experts don't doubt reports that the warlord is seriously ill — but what does that actually mean for Chechnya? My piece for
@kyivindependent.com
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Is Chechnya preparing for Kadyrov's demise — and what could come next?
New reporting has put the Chechen warlord's health in the headlines once more. But there are other, subtler, signs that the republic might be preparing for a regime change. Chechen warlord Ramzan Kad...
https://kyivindependent.com/is-chechnya-preparing-for-ramzan-kadyrovs-death-and-what-could-come-next/
over 1 year ago
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One of those incredibly depressing days where I prepare a feature pitch, list news outlets where it would be a great fit, then realise most of said outlets have shut down
over 1 year ago
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Much of Kazakhstan's contemporary art is purchased abroad, putting it out of reach for future generations. Kazakhstan needs more domestic collectors. But how do you convince a country to start buying art? I'm back on the art beat thanks to Observer 🍎
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How Do You Convince a Country to Start Collecting Art?
There’s an untapped market for contemporary art in Kazakhstan, assuming dealers can entice would-be collectors.
https://observer.com/2024/03/art-scene-kazakhstan-collecting/
over 1 year ago
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In a digital world, print is still special. Thank you to the New Humanist 🌅
over 1 year ago
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Several Russian government sources saying that Navalny is dead. His team say they still have no confirmation- given the location of his prison colony, this is unsurprising. Navalny was/is being held in Kharp. It is very, very remote.
over 1 year ago
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Russian Telegram channel Mash reports that authorities are investigating the infamous Skibidi Toilet on the grounds that it promotes alcohol and gambling to children. Poor Gen Alpha.
t.me/breakingmash...
almost 2 years ago
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This is also your sporadic reminder that I am available to write commercial copy and sponsored content, and if you'd like to hire me to do that, you very much can ✨
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almost 2 years ago
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It's not just multinationals that can benefit from generative AI. But are enough SMEs taking the steps they need to seize the moment on next-gen tech? I'm writing all things digital transformation in the Financial Times:
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AI for all: how businesses are getting a boost from transformative tech
With the age of AI well under
https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/lenovo/ai-for-all-how-businesses-are-getting-a-boost-from-transformative-tech.html#:~:text=Arthur%20Hu%2C%20SVP%20and%20Global,seen%20it%2C”%20he%20says
almost 2 years ago
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almost 2 years ago
I’m just a writer, standing here, asking you to please read the fucking article before you feel the need to comment
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Twelve days on, have we finally reached the end of the backlash against the Almost Naked party (now infamous enough for its own Wikipedia entry?) A Moscow court ruled today that it won't be blocking Nastya Ivleeva's YouTube account.
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Суд отказался заблокировать YouTube-канал Ивлеевой из-за �...
Предприниматель Александр Морозов также требовал взыскать с компании и самой ведущей 10 млн рублей солидарно
https://tass.ru/obschestvo/19663173
almost 2 years ago
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When it's almost the end of your shift and Russia's Foreign Ministry drops a new statement
almost 2 years ago
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When most people think about Russia, they think about oil and gas. What might not come to mind is Ukraine's own vast mineral wealth — and how Moscow wants to control it.
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As sanctions bite, Russia eyes Ukraine’s mineral resources to fund its invasion
Russia's 2024 federal budget brought little in the way of surprises, the country is gearing up for a long war. Signed by President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, it ushered record levels of milita...
https://kyivindependent.com/as-sanctions-bite-russia-eyes-ukraines-mineral-resources-to-fund-its-invasion/
almost 2 years ago
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You know the scene in Lord of the Rings where Gollum is screaming and throwing himself against the rocks? I’m trying to update my LinkedIn right now and that’s pretty much how it feels
almost 2 years ago
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The Russian government has long championed "traditional family values" (and lamented the country's low birth rate.) But in recent months, an avalanche of new restrictions has started to eat away at women's abortion rights. I wrote about it for Al-Jazeera:
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Russia limits women’s access to abortion, citing demographic changes
Experts say crackdown on abortion drugs and services is part of a project to instil ‘certain values’ in society.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/11/28/russia-limits-womens-access-to-abortion-citing-demographic-changes
almost 2 years ago
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Raids on queer bars and clubs in Moscow last night following the Russian Supreme Court's decision to outlaw the hazily-defined "global LGBTQ+ movement" as an "extremist organisation." Grim.
almost 2 years ago
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POV: You are on a press trip
almost 2 years ago
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Changes are happening in the New Year, which means I have space for a new regular copy/writing client ☀️ If you're an organization that needs words (and even better, words that do things), reach out!
almost 2 years ago
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A little late on the share, but I wrote about Putin's visit to Kazakhstan for Kyiv Independent, the news outlet you can depend on to not write "Putin's backyard" in the headline (IYKYK)
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Russia, West fight for Kazakhstan as Astana plays both sides
On the surface, Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Kazakhstan on Nov. 9 exuded an air of business as usual. The Russian leader was met at dawn on the tarmac of Astana airport by Kazakhstan's ...
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-west-fight-for-kazakhstan-as-astana-plays-both-sides/
about 2 years ago
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Currently reading through a brief for a freelance writing job that has a specific "no generative AI" clause. We live in interesting times.
about 2 years ago
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about 2 years ago
Hello, BlueSky 👋 Let’s try a thread. We need to talk about UK graduate wages, and the idea that Britain sends too many people to university. American readers should stick around for the UK/US comparisons 👀 First up: the UK graduate wage premium has fallen substantially over the last 25 years
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A question: is there anything that people have decided to do differently as they move from Twitter to other platforms? Will you be following more people? Different people? Posting less? I know I'm a nerd, but the idea that we all get to rebuild our digital communities fascinates me
about 2 years ago
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If you speak Russian and like internet culture, please may I recommend this piece from Novaya Gazeta Europe on fighting lizards in ancient Rus:
novayagazeta.eu/articles/202...
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Ящеры должны умереть. Почему игра «Русы против ящеров»...
27 сентября в Steam вышла игра «Русы против ящеров» (на английском — «Lizards must die»), основанная на популярном меме о...
https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/10/22/iashchery-dolzhny-umeret
about 2 years ago
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Tell me your design team has never left London without telling me your design team has never left London
about 2 years ago
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Samantha Berkhead
about 2 years ago
MT spoke with friends & acquaintances of Alsu Kurmasheva, the second U.S. journalist to be detained by Russia this year. “As a mother, as a woman, as a public figure and as a professional, she always lived for Tatar language and for Tatarstan,” a friend said.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/19/a...
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Arrest of Tatar-American Journalist ‘A Terrible Tragedy,’ Friends Say
The arrest of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir service, in Russia came as shocking and devastating news to those wh...
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/19/arrest-of-tatar-american-journalist-a-terrible-tragedy-friends-say-a82827
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For years, Russia's tech companies were the country's great liberal hope: innovative, pro-democratic, and global-facing. So how did they become the Kremlin's most effective enforcers? My piece for
@kyivindependent.com
, with thanks to
@faburkhardt.bsky.social
, Olga Solovyeva + Marie Lamensch
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How Russia’s liberal tech companies became the foundation of Putin’s war effort
Fridays at Russian tech giant Yandex — the company once christened as "Russia's Google" — are marked by a large-scale all-hands meeting where employees can bring questions and problems to the comp...
https://kyivindependent.com/how-russias-liberal-tech-companies-became-foundation-of-putins-war-effort/
about 2 years ago
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With the White House announcing that North Korea has delivered arms to Russia, I wrote a piece for
@thekyivindependent.bsky.social
on Moscow and Pyongyang's complicated relationship, and North Korea's often under-estimated political will.
kyivindependent.com/north-korea-...
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Russia, China and North Korea have new dynamics. And it’s bad for Ukraine
The White House announced on Oct. 13 that North Korea had delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and ammunition to bolster Russia's war against Ukraine. Washington published pictu...
https://kyivindependent.com/north-korea-likely-sends-ammo-to-russia-what-does-it-change/
about 2 years ago
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