'Russian prison is worse than death': Exfiltrated journalist speaks to FRANCE 24

06/05/2025 16:08 France 24

Ekaterina Barabash, a Russian journalist who fled house arrest in Moscow, tells FRANCE 24 why she risked everything to denounce the war in Ukraine and undertake a perilous escape to Paris. Press freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders coordinated the exfiltration of the movie critic and former RFI correspondant in Russia.

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