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Artem Chapaev

@artemchapaev27.bsky.social
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Producer & Editor @ The Insider (theins.press) Ex: Andrey Rylkov Found., Zona Prava, OpenRussia, Amnesty Int., Open Society Foundation, Art group Voina, Solidarnost', Sakharov movement. Living as 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ refugee in Granada, Spain🇪🇦

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The Insider @theins.press · 13/03/2026
Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft @christogrozev.bsky.social, @dobrokhotov.bsky.social and @michaeldweiss.bsky.social detail how hubris and Google Translate exposed Russia's most secretive assassination unit, Center 795.
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Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft
Center 795, which emerged after the start of Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine and comprises elite units from the GRU and FSB, was established as a top-secret and fully autonomous entity designed to ...
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Almond blossom in Granada 🌸
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The Insider @theins.press · 14/02/2026
Navalny was poisoned with exotic frog toxin, five Western nations confirm Multiple labs have independently analyzed biological samples taken from Alexei Navalny’s body and found epibatidine, a highly toxic alkaloid sourced from a South American poisonous frog.
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Navalny was poisoned with exotic frog toxin, five Western nations confirm
Five European countries have confirmed that Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine — a high-potency neurotoxin derived from South American poison dart frogs. Traces of the toxin were found in tissue sa...
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Durov, who recently attacked Sanchez and Spain in his mandatory push-up message, is acting as a Kremlin propagandist and is likely bound by agreements with the Russian presidential administration to disseminate Putin's propaganda in exchange for Telegram not being blocked in Russia
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Clark Gray @clarklgray.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
“It is the Brexit playbook:… It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.” Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
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The Insider @theins.press · 27/11/2025
Violent ends: America’s right-wing radicals remain deadlier than their opponents on the left The primary threat in the U.S. is not left-wing but far-right violence: ultraright extremists account for two-thirds of all politically motivated killings.
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Violent ends: America’s right-wing radicals remain deadlier than their opponents on the left
The murder of conservative activist and Trump supporter Charlie Kirk in September triggered a nationwide debate over rising violence attributed to the far left. Donald Trump claims that antifa “explic...
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The Insider @theins.press · 04/11/2025
❗️ A champion like no other: The curious life of a Unit 29155 operative Although undercover GRU agents have been exposed across the West, many of these "burned" assets are still serving Moscow’s hybrid war — now operating safely from within Russia.
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A champion like no other: The curious life of a Unit 29155 operative
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military Intelligence, the GRU, has dramatically stepped up its activities across Europe — from assassinations and acts of sabotage...
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The Economist @economist.com · 15/10/2025
“I’m just a girl—I want to go home, I want prosecco, and a big, thick steak.” Yevgenia Berkovich didn’t want to be a martyr when she was sentenced to six years in a Russian penal colony. “Next Year in Moscow” investigates her show trial
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The trial of Yevgenia Berkovich
What the return of the show trial means for Russia
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Ivan U. KŁYSZCZ @ivanklyszcz.com · 27/09/2025
The GRU, again. French investigators believe Russia involved in dumping of pig heads at mosques www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
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French investigators believe Russia involved in dumping of pig heads at mosques
One person, residing in Serbia, is believed to have orchestrated two destabilization operations aimed at religious and remembrance sites in and around Paris.
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The Economist @economist.com · 21/09/2025
Alla Pugacheva clocked up nearly 19m views in a week, and 150,000 comments from people across the world. Russia’s biggest pop star for 50 years crossed front lines and cut through official narratives in an interview. We explain why econ.st/4nhCnBE Photo: Bridgeman Images
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Elise Thomas @elisethomas.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Russia designated the 'LGBT Movement' as a terrorist organisation. They know there is no such group; that's the point. It means they can choose to arrest ANYONE with any association with LGBT issues and treat them as a terrorist. The fact that 'antifa' is not a group should not be a comfort here.
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
pretty wild that it so quickly became normalized that immigrants don’t have even basic free speech rights www.axios.com/2025/09/11/c...
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State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau posted the warning on Thursday.
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Ben Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Free speech is non-negotiable for these guys.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.
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‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’
Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities
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The Insider @theins.press · 28/08/2025
U.S. deports at least 30 people to Russia in a single day, Russian rights activists report Many were met with criminal charges — from desertion to high treason — after returning “home.”
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U.S. deports at least 30 people to Russia in a single day, Russian rights activists report
On August 27, the United States deported at least 30 Russian citizens back to Russia, Dmitry Valuyev, president of the group Russian America for Democracy in Russia, told The Insider
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The Russian population is weary of the war, and many are pinning their hopes on a quick truce. The Insider spoke with volunteers who, since 2022, have been buying equipment, gear, and other aid for the army, and they can't hide their disappointment.
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The Insider @theins.press · 09/07/2025
Citizen by gender: How transgender people fought discrimination in the USSR Between Stalin's ban on sexuality studies and Putin's crackdown on LGBTQ+, there have been successful cases of gender-affirming surgery and even times of relative freedom.
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Citizen by gender: How transgender people fought discrimination in the USSR
A May 2025 study by the Sfera Foundation and the human rights group Vykhod recorded a sharp rise in pressure on Russia’s LGBT community — not surprising given that Moscow outlawed the non-existent “in...
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Shame, Netherlands! 26 suicides of asylum seekers in refugee camps of so wealthy country out of negligence and cruelty!
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Our joint investigation of The Insider with CBS's 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel into the Havana Syndrome just got an Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage!
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Despite all the assurances of friendship and partnership, Iran and Russia are waging a real spy war against each other, secret documents from Russian intelligence testify
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
How social media Algorithms promote the far right agenda
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 31/05/2025
THIS is investigative journalism!
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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Superb from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social and the @theins.press . The gold standard of investigative teams is at it again. Giv them the Pulitzer pls. Honestly, they have a better understanding of 29155 than the US IC.
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
new amazing investigation about idiots who work as hackers in Russian intelligence
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The Insider @theins.press · 31/05/2025
‼️ Hidden Bear: The GRU hackers of Russia's most notorious kill squad As The Insider discovered, Unit 29155, the Kremlin’s most notorious black ops squad, also fielded a team of hackers that tried to destabilize Ukraine before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Hidden Bear: The GRU hackers of Russia’s most notorious kill squad
Russian GRU Unit 29155 is best known for its long list of murder and sabotage ops, which include the Salisbury poisonings in England, arms depot explosions in Czechia, and an attempted coup d’etat in ...
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Spanish Córdoba is one of the prettiest cities in Europe, hugely underestimated, with extensive old center, very well kept.
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Montefrio, pueblo blanco 50km from Granada with celebrated views on itself ⛰️🏘️
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The Insider @theins.press · 06/05/2025
Migrant Libel: Explaining and debunking the myth about immigration driving up crime rates Despite politicians' rhetoric linking a rise in immigration to an increase in crime, statistics show an absence of so much as a correlation.
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Migrant Libel: Explaining and debunking the myth about immigration driving up crime rates
On April 14, incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the new government's plans to limit the number of asylum seekers to 100,000 a year, to increase deportations, and to suspend the countr...
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Spring Granada🌸🌿
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/03/2025
Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK
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Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK
After the spying convictions of six Bulgarians, police have warned of further Russian operations against opponents A second Kremlin spy operation has been discovered targeting Russian dissidents in Britain, it can be revealed. Roman Dobrokhotov, a…
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
"Vladimir Putin doesn't understand messages in words, only in actions," Dobrokhotov said. "So he understands messages like, for example, Ukraine got long-range missiles. That's a message that he can understand. 1/2 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Roman Dobrokhotov: 'I'm lucky to be alive', says journalist tracked by Russian spies
Roman Dobrokhotov tells the BBC he thinks Vladimir Putin ordered the operation against him.
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Roman Dobrokhotov @dobrokhotov.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Fun story about how FSB hired Bulgarians to kidnap and kill me and @christogrozev.bsky.social
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Nikki Marks @nikkijmarks.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
A long, riveting account of the activities of the Bulgarian spies convicted today at the Old Bailey, by one of their main targets, @christogrozev.bsky.social He conveys both their farcical bungling & incompetence and the grotesque details of proposed methods of killing him & Roman Dobrokhotov
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
‼️How Kremlin planned to kidnap and kill our editor-in- chief Roman Dobrokhotov and chief investigator Christo Grozev. Exclusive report.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/02/2025
How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar
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How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar
As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Almond bloom season started in Andalucia, beautiful couple of weeks ahead 🌸
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The Insider @theins.press · 10/02/2025
Rise of the broligarch: The evolution of Elon Musk Effectively the second most powerful figure in the White House, Musk is already exerting significant influence over both domestic and foreign policy — even without any official constitutional authority.
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Rise of the broligarch: The evolution of Elon Musk
As soon as Donald Trump took office, Elon Musk effectively became the second most powerful figure in the White House. While he holds no official constitutional authority, he is already exerting signif...
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The Insider @theins.press · 10/02/2025
“For the first time in years, I feel hopeful”: Reporting from Lebanon, a nation with a new president and without Hezbollah The election resolved a two-year-long political crisis, but fears of a new war are growing among Sunnis, Shiites, and Christians.
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“For the first time in years, I feel hopeful”: Reporting from Lebanon, a nation with a new president and without Hezbollah
The presidential election in Lebanon resolved a political crisis that had dragged on for more than two years. The new head of state, Joseph Aoun, has promised to combat the mafia and drug trafficking,...
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The Insider @theins.press · 05/02/2025
Keep Elon Musk’s hands out of my Medicare: Why Europe isn’t rushing to be like America Not even the European far-right is enthusiastic about the idea of American-style cuts to their social welfare programs.
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Keep Elon Musk’s hands out of my Medicare: Why Europe isn’t rushing to be like America
Elon Musk has called to “Make Europe Great Again,” tweaking Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. Putting his money where his mouth is, the world’s richest entrepreneur has spoken at the congress of the far...
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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Remarkable: Spain's post-2008 GDP has now grown more in % terms than Germany's, mainly thanks to the last three years (h/t @danielkral.bsky.social).
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Today's wet and cloudy Cordoba
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Russian security forces have begun collecting data on LGBTQ Russians after the Russian Supreme Court declared the non-existent “LGBT movement” extremist and banned it. Such a database would create unlimited opportunities for blackmail and persecution of queer people. meduza.io/feature/2025...
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Мы теперь всех вас знаем Российские силовики собирают данные об ЛГБТК-людях по всей стране. И это вряд ли хорошие новости. Расследование «Медузы» — Meduza
После того как в ноябре 2023 года Верховный суд России объявил несуществующее «международное общественное движение ЛГБТ» «экстремистской организацией», МВД устроило настоящую охоту на квир-людей. По в...
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 25/01/2025
Featured story: “The closet is a very dangerous place for people who use drugs. It’s where stadiums full of people die every year.”
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How Texas’ War on Drug Users Fueled an Austin Overdose Disaster
A mass casualty event last spring lays bare the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substances.
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The Insider @theins.press · 17/01/2025
Top scientist calls Black Sea oil spill Russia’s worst environmental disaster of the 21st century The wreck of two tankers in the Kerch Strait in December 2024 released thousands of tons of fuel oil into the water, polluting surrounding coastlines and killing wildlife.
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Top scientist calls Black Sea oil spill Russia’s worst environmental disaster of the 21st century
Viktor Danilov-Danilyan, head of the Institute of Water Problems at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), has called the recent Black Sea oil spill “the most serious environmental disaster in Russia ...
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The Insider @theins.press · 17/01/2025
“I knew immediately that the Turks would launch an operation”: Syrian Kurds bracing for war of survival after fall of Assad It remains unclear whether Washington is willing to support its partners in the event of a direct confrontation with Turkey.
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“I knew immediately that the Turks would launch an operation”: Syrian Kurds prepare for war of survival after fall of Assad
While much of Syria celebrates the fall of the Assad regime, the mood in the country’s north is grim. Seizing the moment of chaos, Turkey and its proxy, the Syrian National Army, have launched a large...
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
We continue reporting from Syrian Kurdistan While much of Syria celebrates the fall of the Assad regime, the mood in the country’s north is grim. Seizing the moment of chaos, Turkey and its proxies, have launched a large-scale offensive against the region’s Kurds. theins.press/en/politics/...
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“I knew immediately that the Turks would launch an operation”: Syrian Kurds prepare for war of survival after fall of Assad
While much of Syria celebrates the fall of the Assad regime, the mood in the country’s north is grim. Seizing the moment of chaos, Turkey and its proxy, the Syrian National Army, have launched a large...
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Elon Musk's recent interventions in the UK and Germany have gone down poorly in both countries - Net Musk favourability: 🇩🇪-52 / 🇬🇧 -53 -saying Musk trying to influence national politics is unacceptable: 🇩🇪73% / 🇬🇧 69% -who think Musk knows little to nothing about issues in their country: 🇩🇪63% / 🇬🇧 63%
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
British people now dislike Elon Musk more than ever with more than 7 in 10 having an unfavourable opinion of him. Even Reform voters are now turning against him
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Artem Chapaev @artemchapaev27.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Nice sunny Sunday in Granada 🌞
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