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Galina Timchenko

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

Galina Timchenko made her name as editor of one of Russia's leading news websites Lenta.ru. In March 2014 she was fired, she claims as a result of pressure from the Kremlin. Soon after, along with some former colleagues she set up Meduza, a rival news website based in Latvia. Sarah Montague asks Galina Timchenko - should she have stayed in Russian to defend herself and her journalism.
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Interviewer:
Sarah Montague
Interviewed Guest:
Galina Timchenko

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