Following Russia’s invasion and media crackdown, independent outlet DOXA – like others – had to reinvent itself.


Olga Khrustaleva is a Russian freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker who has reported from West Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the... US.
Following Russia’s invasion and media crackdown, independent outlet DOXA – like others – had to reinvent itself.

As many as 2,500 people from Russia’s restive North Caucasus region have become fighters in Syria and Iraq.
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