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Only 2 out of every 1,000 readers support Meduza monthly. With numbers like that, we won’t last much longer. We need your help.

Source: Meduza
Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Meduza <a href="https://support.meduza.io/en?utm_source=meduza_en&amp;utm_medium=intext&amp;utm_campaign=onepicture_2_of_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">received</a> 33,000 donations each month — and we’re still grateful for each and every one. But today, because the Russian government has outlawed Meduza as “undesirable,” it’s unsafe for our readers in Russia to support us financially. That might not seem like the end of the world: after all, we have more than three million readers abroad, in both Russian and English. However, only 0.2 percent of them make regular <a href="https://support.meduza.io/en?utm_source=meduza_en&amp;utm_medium=intext&amp;utm_campaign=onepicture_2_of_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">donations</a> to our crowdfunding campaign. If that number doesn’t rise to at least 0.5 percent soon, Meduza’s future is at serious risk. To be honest, we’re scared — both for our newsroom and for our readers inside Russia who desperately need independent media. If you live outside Russia and read Meduza, please consider <a href="https://support.meduza.io/en?utm_source=meduza_en&amp;utm_medium=intext&amp;utm_campaign=onepicture_2_of_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signing up</a> for a monthly donation. Choose whatever amount feels right for you. Meanwhile, we’ll keep working hard to bring you honest, engaging coverage of Russia, Ukraine, and the wider region.
Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Meduza received 33,000 donations each month — and we’re still grateful for each and every one. But today, because the Russian government has outlawed Meduza as “undesirable,” it’s unsafe for our readers in Russia to support us financially. That might not seem like the end of the world: after all, we have more than three million readers abroad, in both Russian and English. However, only 0.2 percent of them make regular donations to our crowdfunding campaign. If that number doesn’t rise to at least 0.5 percent soon, Meduza’s future is at serious risk. To be honest, we’re scared — both for our newsroom and for our readers inside Russia who desperately need independent media. If you live outside Russia and read Meduza, please consider signing up for a monthly donation. Choose whatever amount feels right for you. Meanwhile, we’ll keep working hard to bring you honest, engaging coverage of Russia, Ukraine, and the wider region.