Russia’s FSB seeks to arrest journalist who worked with Bellingcat

Roman Dobrokhotov, founder of the Insider, who worked on high-profile cases has been placed on a wanted list

Russian authorities are seeking to detain a prominent investigative journalist, in another sign of increased government pressure on independent media, opposition supporters and human rights activists.

Roman Dobrokhotov, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Insider news site is being investigated on charges of illegally" crossing the border, and has been placed on a wanted list as part of the investigation, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday.