Dmitry Kartsev - Justice for Journalists

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Dmitry Kartsev

Affiliated media: Dekoder, Editor

Incident date: November 8, 2024

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Meduza

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The journalist Dmitry Kartsev was charged with participation in the activities of an «undesirable organisation» (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). The case was brought to the Kuzminsky District Court of Moscow. Kartsev worked for five years for the media outlet Meduza, then became editor of the German website Dekoder. Both media outlets were declared «undesirable» organisations by the Russian authorities.