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Regional news journal 7x7 has started a major crowdfunding effort after it was fined an unprecedented 850.000 rubles by Russia’s state media inspection agency.

It is another crackdown on the Russian media, and it will make it even harder for Russian journalists to engage in cooperation with foreign colleagues.

Arkhangelsk and Murmansk Oblasts are the part of the Barents region with sharpest drop in population, while both Northern Sweden and Norway get more people.

Regional prosecutors regain momentum in the case against the Karelian human rights defender.

The Federal Security Service is afraid of free journalism, says Thomas Nilsen as he today lost his appeal case in the highest court of Russia. He will now proceed to the European Court of Human Rights.

Reporters Without Borders warns against oppression of journalists and attacks on independent media.

Communication and technology regulator Roskomnadzor has started to block access to Telegram for about ten million Russians.

Supporters fear for Oleg Sentsov’s life as his health condition is deteriorating.

As climate change brings increased international attention to the Arctic, Indigenous filmmakers across the circumpolar countries will have a new resource to help them tell their own stories.

I never lost the spirit, says the civil rights defender. This weekend, he was released after more than a year in jail.

Ten residents of Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, held a picket, demanding better life in the region and protesting against the latest decisions of the Komi head Sergey Gaplikov. They joined the week of protest, initiated by the Save Pechora environmental group.

The solitary picket of Tatiana Ivanova in front of the regional government building lasted only 15 minutes.