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Tanya Lukyanova
Tanya Lukyanova is a video journalist at The Free Press.
She Was Epstein’s Top Assistant. How Did She Emerge Unscathed?
For nearly 20 years, Lesley Groff managed Epstein’s life—including his massage schedule. Today, she lives in a wealthy Connecticut town, largely…
Tanya Lukyanova
The Media Sought to Recast Jeffrey Epstein’s Assistant as a Victim. But Was She?
A recent profile of Svetlana ‘Lana’ Pozhidaeva tells one story. Public records and people who knew her tell a more complicated one.
Tanya Lukyanova
Iranians Use an App to Map Military Bases and Missile Sites—and So Does Israel
Israeli intelligence officials analyze—and sometimes act on—data posted by Iranian civilians who want to see the regime destroyed.
Maya Sulkin and Tanya Lukyanova
She Was Nearly Recruited into Epstein’s World—by Her Closest Friend
A Ukrainian actress found her name in the recently released Epstein files, and made a shocking discovery about how she got there.
Tanya Lukyanova
WATCH: The Epstein Tapes, Part II: The Eye of the Law
Hours of new footage reveal the yearslong game of cat and mouse Jeffrey Epstein played with the authorities. We watched them. Now you can too.
Tanya Lukyanova
I Watched 14 Hours of Epstein Videos. Here’s What I Saw.
Newly released DOJ footage paints the most vivid picture yet of Jeffrey Epstein’s dark world.
Tanya Lukyanova
9M
WATCH: The Epstein Tapes
There are 14 hours of video buried deep in the DOJ’s latest Epstein files release. We watched all of them. Now you can too.
Tanya Lukyanova
Iran’s Starlink Smugglers
Satellite internet terminals are getting images of repression out to the world.
Rafaela Siewert and Tanya Lukyanova
8M
WATCH: Inside Iran’s Violent Crackdown
The number of casualties over the weekend reached an unprecedented 12,000 people nationwide, according to leaked internal figures.
Tanya Lukyanova
3M
‘I Was Detained Simply for Being an American’
U.S. Marine and former Venezuelan prisoner Matthew Heath describes what Maduro’s regime did to him.
Tanya Lukyanova
The Trump-Voting Mom Helping Chicago’s Immigrants
We spent the day with Aleah Arundale as she fought to protect her new neighbors against the threat of ICE raids.
Frannie Block and Tanya Lukyanova
14M
Meet America’s Newest Citizens
At a naturalization ceremony in Tucson this month, new Americans told us what taking the oath feels like.
Tanya Lukyanova and Austyn Jeffs
5M
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