Elena Rykovtseva

Affiliated media: RFE/RL's Russian Service , Journalist

Incident date: September 20, 2025

Attack type:

• Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Insider

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Russia’s Justice Ministry has added several people and groups to its list of “foreign agents.” Among journalists added to the registry are: Elena Rykovtseva, journalist for RFE/RL's Russian Service and the human rights-focused media project Avtozak-LIVE.