dedicated to preserving independent journalism under threat
We are Kronika,
a civic technology project
We build digital archives and tools that safeguard vulnerable media, make it searchable and accessible across borders, and protect the public record from censorship and erasure.
Latest news
Kronika’s co-founder Masha Gessen on Digital Oblivion
Three decades of Novaya Gazeta are now preserved in RIMA
More than 3,500 issues from 1993–2022, bringing together Novaya Gazeta’s print editions and digital publication archive in one collection.
CAIMA enters a new phase of regional expansion, led by Central American journalists
Agencia Ocote, Plaza Pública, and Prensa Comunitaria have partnered with Kronika to preserve their journalism as part of the Central American Independent Media Archive.
Our archives and tools
8,5M+
documents
166
media outlets
25+
years of history
Russian Independent Media Archive
A living archive of Russian independent journalism under threat. RIMA preserves the work of endangered media, reconnects scattered collections, and creates new ways to search, study, and use one of the most important records of Russia’s recent history.
RIMA
500K+
documents
11
media outlets
30+
years of history
Central American Independent
Media Archive
Beginning with the legacy of Guatemala’s elPeriódico, CAIMA is building a regional home for independent journalism at risk. The archive preserves critical reporting that survived political persecution and creates a foundation for a broader record of Central America’s struggles for accountability and press freedom.
CAIMA
150+
testimonies collected
70
testimonies available with full transcripts and original audio
500
interviews planned
by project completion
Witnesses of War
Helpdesk Media collected the voices of people whose lives were transformed by Russia’s war against Ukraine. This archive preserves their testimonies in full and makes them available for journalism, research, and public memory.
witnesses of war
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Our work is guided
by three strategic pillars
Preserve endangered media
Leverage technology to protect facts from erasure
Create new access pathways
Bring archives into people’s daily lives
Share our infrastructure
Enable others to resist censorship globally
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