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From Russian Newspaper Editor to ‘Foreign Agent’
‘Putin vs. the Press’ director Patrick Forbes, on chronicling the story of embattled Russian journalist and Nobel Prize winner Dmitry Muratov.
October 5, 2023
How Russia’s Press Freedom has Deteriorated Over the Decades Since Putin Came to Power
FRONTLINE takes a closer look at the different tactics that President Vladimir Putin and the government have used to clamp down on journalists in Russia, and the impact it’s had on press freedom since he came to power.
September 26, 2023
Nobel Prize-Winning Journalist Maria Ressa Acquitted of Tax Evasion in Philippines
Still, legal challenges remain for Ressa, whose story was chronicled in the 2021 FRONTLINE documentary 'A Thousand Cuts.'
September 14, 2023
How Russian Journalist Dmitry Muratov, Now Declared a ‘Foreign Agent,’ Faced Off With Putin in the Past
In September, the Russian government labeled Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov a ‘foreign agent.’ As this excerpt from the documentary "Putin vs. the Press" shows, Muratov had in the past publicly confronted Putin about his crackdown on the press.
September 12, 2023
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Putin vs. the Press
The story of one journalist’s battle to defend free speech in Putin’s Russia.
September 26, 2023
Watch FRONTLINE’s 5 Most-Streamed Documentaries of 2023 (So Far)
Looking for documentaries to watch as summer winds down? We’ve got you covered.
August 30, 2023
How Yevgeny Prigozhin, Now Presumed Dead, Posed a Threat to Vladimir Putin’s Authority
With U.S. officials saying Yevgeny Prigozhin was 'likely killed,' revisit FRONTLINE's documentary on what led to the armed rebellion by Prigozhin and his Wagner Group in June 2023, and how Putin has handled past challenges to his authority.
August 25, 2023
Afghanistan, Two Years After: Taliban Repression and Humanitarian Crises Intensify
FRONTLINE takes a closer look at the state of Afghanistan — from the economy to women’s rights and humanitarian crises — two years after the Taliban’s takeover.
August 15, 2023
Documenting the Siege of Mariupol
Behind the scenes of the award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” with director Mstyslav Chernov and FRONTLINE editor Michelle Mizner.
July 21, 2023
What the Wagner Group Mutiny Reveals About Putin’s Grip on Power
“It reveals that the emperor has no clothes,” journalist Peter Baker says of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s armed mutiny in the opening scene of ‘Putin’s Crisis,’ a FRONTLINE documentary releasing July 11. “And if you’re Putin, you’re looking around that room and you’re saying, ‘Which of these people has a knife in his belt? Which of these people might be thinking about moving on me next?’”
July 11, 2023
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Putin's Crisis
How Russian President Vladimir Putin reached this moment of crisis.
July 11, 2023
‘Don’t Be Afraid’: How Schoolgirls in Iran Helped Fuel a Protest Movement
After the deaths of two teen girls who’d attended anti-government protests in Iran, schoolgirls across the country began to hold protests of their own. Watch an excerpt from the new documentary ‘Inside the Iranian Uprising.’
June 29, 2023