Mikhail Rubin - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Rubin

Affiliated media: Proekt, Journalist

Incident date: October 10, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Press service of the Moscow courts

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Savelovsky District Court in Moscow has fined investigative journalist Mikhail Rubin 40,000 roubles under Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences (“violation of the regulations governing the activities of a foreign agent”). Rubin and the publication Proekt were added to the register of “foreign agents” on 23 July 2021.

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