"We only have enough money for two months of work." The publication "Kholod" is on the verge of closure.
Cold Edition reported about financial problems and announced a fundraising campaign to continue its work.
The publication "Cold": where it came from and what it published
"Kholod" is an online publication founded in 2019 by journalist Taisiya Bekbulatova, who previously worked at Kommersant in the same team with Ivan Safronov, and then in Meduza.
The materials of "Kholod" have been repeatedly included in the list of nominees for the "Editorial Board" award, and their authors have often become laureates.
Let us recall several significant materials from "Cold":
«The Road to Askiz». The text that effectively launched "Cold" as an independent project. It's a large-scale investigation into a Khakass maniac.
«Ask who we are"An investigation into the kidnapping and murder of a teenager in Nizhny Tagil and the story of the police officer who solved the crime 16 years later.
«It was quiet when the bodies were carried out." A report from the military Belgorod.
«Kill the dragon"The activist's story Ildar Dadin.
Foreign agent status and how to support "Kholod"
In January 2024, the Russian Ministry of Justice added Kholod to the register of foreign agents. "However, in Russia there is no administrative or criminal liability for donations to 'foreign agents,'" the journalists emphasized.
We make Cold because behind a short news story there is often a whole life, and sometimes several. It's important for us to understand how a crime is hidden behind an accidental death, why the police don't respond to calls for help, and how systemic failures ruin people's lives," written by the "Cold" team.
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