A Russian journalist died after setting herself on fire outside a government building Friday — writing on Facebook an hour before her suicide, “Blame the Russian Federation for my death.” Irina ...

Irina Slavina, the founder and editor of the independent Russian news site Koza Press, died on Friday after setting herself on fire in a protest of the Russian government. She was 47 years old. Before ...

On Friday, Irina Slavina, editor of KozaPress, died in Nizhny Novgorod, after setting herself on fire outside an interior minister building in the city. In her last Facebook post, Slavina wrote: “I ...

On the day Irina Slavina decided to kill herself, Alexei noticed nothing unusual in his wife. It was her mother's 70th birthday and Irina had baked her an apple charlotte to celebrate. At 13:34 Alexei ...

The European Union has called for a thorough investigation into the death of a Russian journalist who set herself on fire last week. The EU’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, ...

Russian journalist Irina Slavina died after she set herself on fire in front of the police building in Nizhny Novgorod. DW spoke to people who knew the late journalist. On October 2, Irina Slavina, ...

The Nizhny Novgorod-based outlet Koza.Press, founded by independent journalist Irina Slavina, has shut down four months after her death. This was announced by Slavina’s daughter, Margarita Murakhtaeva ...

Irina Slavina dies following self-immolation she blamed on Russian Federation A Russian journalist has died after setting herself on fire in front of the local branch of the interior ministry in the ...

Irina Slavina and six other activists are listed as "witnesses" in the case, often just a step on the path to being prosecuted. Some believe it's designed to cow all critics in Nizhny; others, ...