INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
from the airwaves on Thursday, Dec
suspend operations in Russia due to the country's crackdown on independent war coverage.Latvian authorities fined the channel for
fired the anchor, who had said that his on-air remarks were taken out of context.Dozhd "has not, is not and will not ..
anywhere is better or safer than in Russia."Founded in 2008, Dozhd remains one of the largest independent Russian media outlets and before
the war had covered topics like opposition protests, corruption and fake news despite increasing restrictions from Russian authorities.This
fall, Dozhd opened a broadcasting studio in Amsterdam in partnership with The Moscow Times.Latvia, which was controlled by Moscow under the
week it had repeatedly warned policymakers of the intelligence risks "emanating from Russia's so-called independent media relocating their
