his loyal supporters rounded on me in a coordinated attack. vladimir putin is presenting this as just another working visit. .. i ve reported from russia for two decades, the whole span of vladimir putin s presidency. there have been highs, like the world cup. but i ve also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short term visas. then i became the news as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia, but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn t be renewed. supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london though that was two years ago. it s happening as the pressure on russian journalists who don t toe the kremlin line is intensifying. dozhd tv has just been added to a growing blacklist of media labelled foreign agents
pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life. i recorded the conversation. i was returning from belarus, where i d confronted alexander lukashenko on the mass repression and torture of peaceful protesters. his loyal supporters rounded on me in a coordinated attack. vladimir putin is presenting this as just another working visit. .. i ve reported from russia for two decades, the whole span of vladimir putin s presidency. there have been highs, like the world cup. but i ve also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government
i was returning from belarus, where i d confronted alexander lukashenko on the mass repression and torture of peaceful protesters. his loyal supporters rounded on me in a coordinated attack. vladimir putin is presenting this as just another working visit. .. i ve reported from russia for two decades, the whole span of vladimir putin s presidency. there have been highs, like the world cup. but i ve also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short term visas. then i became the news as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia, but only to pack.
i ve reported from russia for two decades, the whole span of vladimir putin s presidency. there have been highs, like the world cup. but i ve also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short term visas. then i became the news as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia, but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn t be renewed. supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london though that was two years ago. it s happening as the pressure on russian journalists who don t toe the kremlin line is intensifying. dozhd tv has just been added to a growing blacklist of media labelled foreign agents for getting funds from abroad.
vladimir putin is presenting this as just another working visit. .. i ve reported from russia for two decades, the whole span of vladimir putin s presidency. there have been highs, like the world cup. but i ve also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short term visas. then i became the news as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia, but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn t be renewed. supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london though that was two years ago. it s happening as the pressure on russian journalists who don t toe the kremlin line is intensifying. dozhd tv has just been added to a growing blacklist of media labelled foreign agents for getting funds from abroad.