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” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37cXGn4eFRc The Opium War You've Never Heard Of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpSK__o4dGY “I Knew That They Had Killed People” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYVbOqtYNEo Help keep VICE News’ fearless reporting free for millions by making a one-time or ongoing contribution here. - https://bit.ly/3oRyDu8 Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: https://bit.ly/2HR9kGq Follow VICE News here: TikTok: https://bit.ly/3yIIbvH Facebook: https://bit.ly/36oafb0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: https://bit.ly/2VvVaxT More videos from the VICE network: https://bit.ly/3fWNVrZ Follow VICE World News here: TikTok: https://bit.ly/3q0n04f Facebook: https://bit.ly/3cAK6vk Twitter: https://twitter.com/VICEWorldNews Instagram: https://bit.ly/3cCOr13 #VICENews #News