Based in the northern Russian city of Syktyvkar, 7×7 is one the country’s few remaining media outlets providing audiences with independent news. Like other Russian independent media organisations, the online magazine – a grassroots project bringing together journalists, bloggers and activists – has come under consistent pressure from authorities. 7×7 co-owner Pavel Andreev speaks about the devastating effects of the “foreign agent” law, the role of regional media, and the importance of staying hopeful.
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Police officers detain a journalist who holds a placard which reads "We don't stop being journalists" during a single picquet of solidarity with collegues who were added to the list of "foreign agent" media near the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in Moscow on Aug. 21, 2021.
