Press on the press

Yuri Bagrov and Fatima Tlisova received political asylum in the United States. At a press conference in Washington, the journalists said that the reason for their flight was “repeated threats against them, persecution by the FSB and the inability to carry out their work without hindrance,” writes Kommersant. In February, media reports appeared that a certain Russian journalist had asked for political asylum in the United States. At the same time, Kommersant suggested that this journalist could be Fatima Tlisova, but she herself denied the report. At the same time, there was information that the journalist asked for asylum after they tried to poison her twice in her homeland, Karachay-Cherkessia. Yuri Bagrov lived in Vladikavkaz and worked as a correspondent for Radio Liberty. In 2004, he was accused of forging documents, and the court found that the journalist had committed forgery when obtaining citizenship after arriving in Russia from Georgia, imposing a fine of 15 thousand rubles on him. Bagrov said that the real reason for the persecution was his sharp reporting and close friendship with Radio Liberty correspondent Andrei Babitsky.

It is known that Elena Tregubova, the author of the book “Tales of a Kremlin Digger,” also asked to be granted political asylum, albeit in the UK. All this news excites the public and gives reason to say that in Russia (and not only in the North Caucasus) it is dangerous to engage in journalism - hence the conclusion: either you need to urgently change your profession, or wait until they blow up your door or something else... someday and then move to another country with a clear conscience.