How Russia pressures Central Asian migrants into military service

Meduza speaks to freelance journalist Sher Khashimov and Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center fellow Temur Umarov about The Beet’s recent reporting on Russia’s covert effort to conscript newly naturalized citizens and migrant workers from Central Asia.

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Meduza’s English-language podcast, The Naked Pravda highlights how our top reporting intersects with the wider research and expertise that exists about Russia. The broader context of Meduza’s in-depth, original journalism isn’t always clear, which is where this show comes in. Here you’ll hear from the world’s community of Russia experts, activists, and reporters about issues that are at the heart of Meduza’s stories and crucial to major events in and around Russia.