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World Service,19 Apr 2025,9 mins

The challenges facing the BBC’s Russian service

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A number of journalists working for BBC Russian have been labelled “foreign agents”, severely restricting their professional and private lives. We hear from the editor of BBC News's Russian service about the impact. Plus, a listener has been in touch to praise a moving eyewitness report on Newsday. Presenter: Rajan Datar Producer: Howard Shannon. A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service

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