Meduza's site is blocked in Russia, despite the fact that the number of followers has doubled in recent weeks.
With encrypted internet connection and apps like Telegram, you can still reach out.
- I have never considered myself an exile reporter.
This is a disturbing new reality that I have to get used to, says Alexei Kovalyov.
"Does not tell where I live or work"
It is risky to be an independent journalist in Putin's Russia.
Several journalists have been murdered in the 2000s and criticism of the war can today result in up to 15 years in prison.
We are not safe in Riga either, says Alexei Kovalev.
- We must be very vigilant at all times.
I do not tell people where I live or where I work.
For anything could happen.
SVT's Agenda meets Alexei Kovalyov and Katerina Abramova, communicator at Meduza, in a neutral place in Riga because the editorial office's location is secret.
- Now I am involved in crowdfunding.
I do not think anyone in Russia has asked for financial support from around the world in this way before, says Katerina Abramova.
The founder of a secret place
Medusa founder Galina Timchenko participates via video link from a secret location for security reasons.
She talks about several measures taken to protect the employees who remain in Russia.
- No text or video is worth risking the lives or freedom of our journalists, says Galina Timchenko.
Hear Alexei Kovalyov and Galina Timchenko talk about the work and the reactions their reporting encounters in the video above.