“Khodorkovsky LIVE” designated a “foreign agent”
The Justice Ministry added the news YouTube channel, which has more than 3 million subscribers, to its register of “foreign agents”.
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updated September 25 · RSSSeptember 25
YouTuber “Ded Arkhimed” arrested in absentia over “fakes” and foreign-agent rules
A court in Ivanovo ordered the arrest in absentia of the 53-year-old blogger on charges of spreading army “fakes” and evading “foreign agent” obligations.
Border officers extract phone data via Bluetooth
Equipment used at Russian border checks can pull call history and contact lists from travellers’ phones over Bluetooth.
September 24
US court grants bail to Russian asylum seeker
Artyom Kosolapov had been held in immigration detention in Arkansas since late August. Bail was set at $15,000; he still faces possible deportation.
Former CEO of the Domovyonok service Nikita Zhilin put on wanted list over donations to FBK
The Interior Ministry is seeking Zhilin, who lives abroad, in a case of financing FBK. By Mediazona's count, 167 sentences have already been handed down in such cases.
FBK staffer Yulia Emelyanova faces extradition as Kazakhstan denies her asylum
Kazakhstan has finally refused asylum to the Navalny team member, and she may now be handed over to Russia.
Finland grants asylum to anti-war Russians the Belovs, who faced deportation
Olga and Nikita Belov, whom the authorities wanted to deport to Russia in the spring, have been granted asylum in Finland.
September 23
Yury Dud added to Rosfinmonitoring's list of "terrorists and extremists"
The journalist has been added to the list, so his bank transactions in Russia will be blocked.
TV Rain host Mikhail Fishman goes on trial in absentia for involvement in an "undesirable organisation"
Moscow's Simonovsky court is hearing the case under Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code. The defence says Fishman is being prosecuted for his journalism.
New case over calls to terrorism opened against blogger Alexander Shpak
The case is based on a 2024 video. Shpak, previously sentenced in absentia to 8 years over "fakes", will be charged in absentia.
September 18
Justice Ministry designates film director Andrei Zvyagintsev a "foreign agent"
The ministry said the director had worked with "foreign agents" and "undesirable" organisations. Several other people were added to the list at the same time.
Interior Ministry puts Meduza journalist Vladislav Gorin on wanted list
The journalist, whose outlet is designated "undesirable", has been added to the wanted database.
September 17
Zhanna Nemtsova put on international wanted list
The journalist and daughter of Boris Nemtsov has been put on the international wanted list in a criminal case.