A Kremlin-sanctioned casino complex gave residents of tiny nearby villages a modicum of financial security for 8 years. But last month the government pulled the plug, leaving locals wondering how they'll make ends meet. rferl.org/a/fear-and-loa…

16 months ago, we sued the city of Washington, D.C., to get access to the autopsy records of Mikhail Lesin. Today the judge ordered the files released to me and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty rferl.org/a/judge-lesin-…

The Death Of Mikhail Lesin: here's what the autopsy records obtained exclusively by myself and @carl_schreck say about the former Russian press minister's final days rferl.org/a/lesin-autops…

couple notable/important sections from the Lesin autopsy files, including toxicology report and diagram of fractured neck bone. rferl.org/a/lesin-autops…

What exactly did the Washington D.C., medical examiner find in its autopsy of Mikhail Lesin? More questions than answers, it seems. rferl.org/a/of-suspiciou… Carl Schreck Michael Scollon

Here it is, folks: we've published the 149 pages of official documents related to Mikhail Lesin's autopsy that we obtained thanks to Mike Eckel's successful FOIA lawsuit.

Bear Behind Bars: A Story Of Inhuman Bondage rferl.org/a/grandstaff-b…

like Detroit needs 12 extra parking spots eu.freep.com/story/news/loc…

Loved the Fairfax Schools 🌟 teacher art show. This piece is by the amazing Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts & Sciences #BUpper art teacher Suzy Scollon!

Eight Czechs, a homemade tank, and a lot of courage -- that's all Vaclav Uhlik and family needed to pull off their remarkable escape from behind the Iron Curtain. Great Escapes by Michael Scollon: ow.ly/CRlF50x60Vb

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By her own apparent blog accounts, the Olga Lyubimova of two decades ago had an affinity for drugs, approached life in Russia as she felt a rape victim might, and was admittedly not a "cultural person." ow.ly/Xgiw50y4r0y

Thank you Michael Scollon and your researchers Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for this intense analytic ordering and informed presentation of the facts that 're-ravel' this tale of tangled interconnected fates of those tossed from the borderlands and pulled across continents. rferl.org/a/letters-from…

North Korean soldiers have no combat experience and limited war vocabulary in Russian, including “stop!” and “don’t shoot!” #rfe_rl rferl.org/a/russia-ukrai…

Live blogging the Women's March events for RFE/RL. If you see something interesting send me a tweet! rferl.org/a/washington-w…

.Marty Rabinowitz LIVE on #Periscope NYC Women's March on Fifth Ave #GoLive #news #politics … pscp.tv/marty888nyc/1d…

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it's a wrap! x.com/RFERL/status/8…

Justice Denied: Ukraine comes up empty in Sheremet murder probe. My Committee to Protect Journalists report out now. cpj.org/x/6d59 #WhoKilledSheremet

Ringside With Saakashvili's Traveling Political Circus. And yes, there are clowns. My latest Ukraine dispatch: rferl.org/a/ukraine-saak…