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‘Hiding for weeks’: Russian reporter critical of Ukraine war smuggled to France
- Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash, critical of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, escaped from house arrest in Moscow and arrived in France on April 26, 2025.
- Her escape followed her arrest in February 2025 on charges of spreading false information about Russia's military and being designated a foreign agent after posts condemning the invasion.
- Barabash spent two weeks in hiding and traveled over 2,800 kilometers via covert routes coordinated by Reporters Without Borders , who described the operation as extremely perilous.
- RSF Director General Thibaut Bruttin stated the escape sends a message that free voices cannot be silenced despite Russia's crackdown on independent media since March 2022.
- Barabash’s getaway highlights the collapse of journalism in Russia, where independent reporters face imprisonment or exile, and the country ranks 171st in RSF's 2025 World Press Freedom Index.
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