Six months ago, I was forced to leave my home in Russia to avoid the threat of prison. My crime? Being an independent journalist. Three years ago, I set up an investigative reporting site called Proekt, which brought down upon me and our staff the full force of the repressive apparatus set up by President Vladimir Putin to silence any critical media.

(SOURCE) https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/opinions/russian-independent-journalists-proekt-badanin/index.html