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Amelia Gentleman — The Guardian

‘Some parents said they’d break my knees’: the teacher who exposed Putin’s primary school propaganda

Grenade-throwing contests replaced PE and ‘denazification’ speeches became homework. Pavel Talankin’s undercover film about his school’s indoctrination drive won a Bafta and is tipped for an Oscar, but has left him in exile.

Disinformation • Europe • Exile • Fascism • Human Rights • Safety • Threat Management • White Supremacy

Sharon Otterman — The New York Times (Gift)

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

Mark Bray was teaching courses on anti-fascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. He left the country Thursday night.

Canada • Europe • Exile • Fascism • Global • Human Rights • Safety • Threat Management

Ron Williams

Out of Harm’s Way

As the United States descends more deeply into an authoritarian nightmare, individuals and families are considering the once unthinkable: stay and risk persecution or uproot their lives for another state or country.

Exile • Press Freedom • Russia • Safety

RSF — Reporters Without Borders

A Russian journalist’s escape from Moscow to Paris

Exhausted but free, Ekaterina Barabash recounted her escape from the Russian authorities, who put her on their wanted list as she faced up to ten years in prison.

Democracy • Exile • Global • Safety

David Kirp — San Francisco Chronicle

Have things reached the point where it’s time to leave the U.S.?

No one, except perhaps the authors of Project 2025, could have predicted that the so-called guardrails of democracy were made of papier-mâché, that this country could so quickly be teetering on the precipice of autocracy.

Canada • Democracy • Exile • Fascism • Human Rights • Safety • Threat Management

George Packer — The Atlantic

Be a Patriot

Fleeing America before you are threatened is a lot like obeying in advance.

Canada • Exile • Human Rights • Safety • Threat Management

Dalson Chen and Jacob Barker — CBC News

American family seeks asylum in Canada, citing Trump

A family from Illinois is anxiously awaiting a decision from a Canadian tribunal as they seek asylum north of the border, claiming that America's politics have made them feel unsafe. Kaitlyn and Ted Berg say they made the recent decision to uproot their children as they witnessed the fallout of November's presidential election.

Canada • Democracy • Exile • Safety

Stuart Braun — DW

'A scary place': Jason Stanley on leaving Trump's America

Philosopher Jason Stanley is among several critics of US President Donald Trump who have left Yale University, and the United States, to work and live in Canada. He equates the new leadership with "fascism."

Cyber Security • Democracy • Digital Rights • Disinformation • Exile • Global • Surveillance • Technology • Threat Management

Reporters Without Borders — rsf.org

New report on Russian media in exile: RSF calls for increased support amid unprecedented digital repression

Independent Russian media in exile are a vital line of defence against the Kremlin’s massive digital censorship project, which has an estimated budget of nearly 630 million euros, according to the latest report by The Fix and the JX Fund. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges European states, international donors, and tech giants to step up their support for these media outlets as they face unprecedented repression and major logistical, financial, and security challenges.

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