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> Now police arrests him, beats him, denies lawyer for hours and then says he had 10 kilo heroin in his apartment. How likely is it, that Ivan Golunov was targ

by krn 7y ago

> Now police arrests him, beats him, denies lawyer for hours and then says he had 10 kilo heroin in his apartment. How likely is it, that Ivan Golunov was targeted for his latest report, which was published the next day after his arrest[1]? > This is insane even by Russian standards No, that's not insane by Russian standards at all. At least he is still alive, unlike some of his colleagues[2]: "The day before his fall, Borodin told his friend that he had seen armed, camouflaged men near his flat. Following this, he attempted to find a lawyer. Later, however, Borodin called his friend again and said he had made a mistake, and that he thought the men had been taking part in some kind of training exercise." What I cannot understand, is why would anyone choose such a job without leaving Russia for one of the Baltic states first. Is the "List of journalists killed in Russia"[3] not long enough already? [1] https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/06/07/the-evictors https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/06/07/the-evictors [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Maksim_Borodin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Maksim_Borodin [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_...

txru 7y ago
It's the difference between exit and voice. I can perfectly well understand that many people may love Russia and it's culture, and hate the politics, so much that they're willing to die to change the politics. I'm sure they would rather not, but they appreciate the risk. I can imagine that to readers, a journalist reporting from abroad looks less earnest, or perhaps readers think they are more susceptible to control by foreign interests. To the journalist, he or she can't interview Russians. And unfortunately, the Baltics wouldn't be much more safe for the determined state anyway.
r721 7y ago
>How likely is it, that Ivan Golunov was targeted for his latest report, which was published the next day after his arrest[1]? "June 8, 2019" is the translation date, the original report was published on 17 May (https://meduza.io/feature/2019/05/17/vyselyatory https://meduza.io/feature/2019/05/17/vyselyatory).

by krn 7y ago

txru 7y ago

It's the difference between exit and voice. I can perfectly well understand that many people may love Russia and it's culture, and hate the politics, so much that they're willing to die to change the politics. I'm sure they would rather not, but they appreciate the risk. I can imagine that to readers, a journalist reporting from abroad looks less earnest, or perhaps readers think they are more susceptible to control by foreign interests. To the journalist, he or she can't interview Russians. And unfortunately, the Baltics wouldn't be much more safe for the determined state anyway.

r721 7y ago

>How likely is it, that Ivan Golunov was targeted for his latest report, which was published the next day after his arrest[1]? "June 8, 2019" is the translation date, the original report was published on 17 May (https://meduza.io/feature/2019/05/17/vyselyatory https://meduza.io/feature/2019/05/17/vyselyatory).