Figure 1. State Repression of Journalists and Media in Russia, 2021–25

* The annual figures are based on the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) annual census; the total figure is as of April 2026, according to current RSF data. RSF uses a broader definition of journalists, which explains the difference.
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