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Derk Sauer presents the Award for Freedom of Expression to research collective Bellingcat. Journalist and publisher Derk Sauer worked for years in Russia, where he founded publishing house Independent Media. The international media company published several titles, including The Moscow Times. With this online newspaper Sauer contributes to press freedom in Russia. Sauer considers freedom of expression and press freedom as a great thing: after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sauer helped foreign journalists to continue their work from the Netherlands. Amsterdam is now home to a cluster of independent Russian media companies.