Inside Russia’s Crackdown on Protesters

Sergey Ponomarev is a Russian photographer whose work has taken him to places few Western reporters have been allowed to see. Over the years, Ponomarev gained rare access to one of Assad’s notorious prisons, documented the Russian Army’s annexation of Crimea, and photographed the Kremlin’s brutal crackdown on pro-Navalny protests. Watch more from this series: “They Were Hiding Their Sins” The Opium War You’ve Never Heard Of “I Knew That They Had Killed People” Help keep VICE News’ fearless reporting free for millions by making a one-time or ongoing contribution here. - Subscribe to VICE News here: Check out VICE News for more: Follow VICE News here: TikTok: @vicenews?lang=en Facebook: h