Carl Schreck
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Investigations @rferl. Russia watcher. 1990s German rap. Good handles, decent J, suspect finisher. Usually bumping Roger Miller.
Joined July 2012
I've worked mostly on investigations for @RFERL the past 7 years. One that I can't shake from my brain was about a Russian man named Andrei Kobyshev. We tracked his mobile to show how Kadyrov's goons likely killed him in Chechnya's gay purge: https://t.co/okjW6qew74 Thread below
The plight of Chechnya's LGBT people is back in the news. So here’s a (longish) thread on the case of a Russian man who likely died in Chechnya’s gay purge. We broke the story 2 yrs ago this week. Authorities remain mum: https://t.co/okjW6qew74 His name was Andrei Kobyshev. /1
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Some wonderful news today.
Our friend @AlecLuhn HAS BEEN FOUND!!! He is alive and doing well. Thank you all for your support 🙏
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Just saw the extremely concerning news that friend Alec Luhn has gone missing while hiking in Norway's Folgefonna national park. Please contact his wife Veronika if you have news: https://t.co/KjVHPBEYm5 Come on, @AlecLuhn, bring home a survival story.
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Always appreciate it when bots "like" my extremely obscure Washington state high school basketball references.
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🔴 NEW: For years, a state-backed Russian foundation, Pravfond, has been paying for the legal defense of alleged spies, criminals, and propagandists, from a taxi driver convicted of espionage to notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. Despite being sanctioned by the EU two years ago,
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Today is Ihar Losik’s birthday—a @RFERL journalist, a father, and a political prisoner, jailed by a regime afraid of truth. He has been imprisoned since 2020, sentenced to 15 years for his work. May this be his last birthday behind bars. He deserves freedom—and so does Belarus.
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Russia's prosecutor general has declared @amnesty to be an "undesirable organization" (effectively outlawing it)
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Go join our newest community page where you can post and build your prototypes in public. Gather feedback, open invite others for user testing and more! https://t.co/kzTI8usFr6
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Share the prototypes you're working on, gather feedback and help each other move forward.
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One of Russia's leading foreign policy experts, best guy on China, @AlexGabuev of @CEIP_Politika is now wanted by the Russian state. This is not a badge of honor - this is bad news for Alexander. Yet it proves that his analysis hits the spot. https://t.co/C3PtOReqjY
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МВД объявило в розыск журналиста и директора Берлинского центра Карнеги по изучению России и Евразии Александра Габуева....
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Песня Radio Free Europe, заглавная на первом сингле R.E.M., записана почти ровно 44 года назад - и вот теперь группа ее перемиксовала и перевыпустила специально для нас. Приятно.
You didn’t see this one coming…🎤 Unstoppable R.E.M. is dropping a never-before-heard remix — “Radio Free Europe 2025” — in tribute to RFE/RL, at a time when our future is uncertain and funding unstable. 🎧Pre-order the vinyl and help us stay loud: https://t.co/PZ1L6Jy2uD
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.@remhq celebrate 75 years of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with new five-track benefit EP
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R.E.M. have announced details of ‘Radio Free Europe 2025’ – a five-track benefit EP that includes a never-before-released remix of the breakthrough song.
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The treatment of detained Ukrainian civilians is one of the most brutal parts of Russia’s war. Roshchnya wanted to expose this system, until her own disappearance & unexplained death became an emblem of Russia’s violation of the laws of war w/@FbdnStories
washingtonpost.com
A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.
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Wouldn't call myself a Dylan-head, but I never tire of this album.
Nashville Skyline was released on this day in 1969. Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash recorded “Girl from the North Country” as a duet for the album. Later that year, Dylan was one of the first guests on The Johnny Cash Show, where they performed the song together.
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"One of the policemen told me, 'You're a young man. Do you really need Azadliq Radiosu? (RFE/RL) Just keep your head down and live your life," he said. Farid Mehralizada, an @RFERL journalist and economist, has been wrongfully imprisoned by Azerbaijani authorities for more than
“They probably thought, since they already have a fabricated criminal case in their hands, they would just add me to it and move on... ” -- Unjustly imprisoned @RFERL journalist Farid Mehralizada in his testimony to a Baku court today. #FreeFarid
https://t.co/2eokND8rmN
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Zelensky says the AFU captured two Chinese citizens who were fighting for Russia. I'm not surprised – back in February, we even chatted with a Chinese soldier who confirmed he had taken part in the war against Ukraine.
We also found many fighters from Nepal, China, India, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, and other countries. One of the Chinese fighters, Vey Duan, even confirmed to us that he had been fighting in Russia but had already returned home.
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The 2nd story in @RFERL's investigation on the leaked Russian military records has more on Chinese mercenaries fighting for the Kremlin in Ukraine: https://t.co/EGr3ZlNw5S
In February, we at @rferl got leaked Russian military hospital records showing the huge toll the Kremlin's war has inflicted on its forces. We contacted a Chinese national listed as wounded in the database. He confirmed he'd fought for Russia in Ukraine:
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In February, we at @rferl got leaked Russian military hospital records showing the huge toll the Kremlin's war has inflicted on its forces. We contacted a Chinese national listed as wounded in the database. He confirmed he'd fought for Russia in Ukraine:
rferl.org
More than 600,000 Russian troops have been wounded in battle during Moscow’s 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine. A database from Russia's vast military hospital complex, obtained exclusively by RFE/RL,...
BREAKING: Two Chinese soldiers captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy says https://t.co/ZvH0E4Jm6s
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⚡️This is one of the best Russian-language media outlets on the scene, known for its brilliant investigations and its Russian KIA count, which has become an industry standard. Their situation is dire. Please consider subscribing – even a small amount can help a lot.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. Mediazona is struggling. We’ve tracked 100K Russian casualties in Ukraine. Covered political prisoners repression. We survived Putin’s censors. Our reporters risk prison. Our editors will now work without pay. We need your help: https://t.co/Jz02KL8nlB
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1/4 Last year, we reported on the GRU taking over Wagner's military affairs in Africa. Now, it’s time to take a look at what happened to Prigozhin’s business enterprises after his mutiny and death. By my colleagues @Mike_Eckel and @Maja_Zivanovic
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Before his 2023 death in a suspicious plane crash, Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin had built a sprawling, multinational commercial empire. Some of those ventures, big and small, remain: like...
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An energy infrastructure cease-fire would play more into Russia's hands than Ukraine's, experts say. Here's why.
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Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy sector have caused at least 60 billion rubles ($714 million) in damage, a joint investigation by RFE/RL, Frontelligence Insight, and a group of volunteers...
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Satellite images, documents, photos, and expert witnesses reveal extensive construction activity at a site in Belarus previously identified as a site that may house Russian nuclear weapons. By @Shavlugo , @svaboda ⬇️ https://t.co/rACVhlL5JJ
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Satellite images, documents, photos, and expert witnesses reveal extensive construction activity at a site in Belarus previously identified as a site that may house Russian nuclear weapons.
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🛢🪖Maybe the last, but also the most extensive article for @RFERL. Together with @Tatarigami_UA , @GeoConfirmed and a group of volunteers, we analyzed more than 100 satellite images and found out that the total damage to 🇷🇺 energy sector from 🇺🇦 strikes was at least $886 mil
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