Igor Yakovenko - Justice for Journalists

Igor Yakovenko

Affiliated media: Publicist

Incident date: April 14, 2023

Attack type:

Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Website of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation declared the former secretary of the Union of Journalists, publicist Igor Yakovenko, a «foreign agent». According to the Ministry of Justice, Yakovenko «called for a fight against the current government», spoke out against the war, and participated in the creation and distribution of materials of «foreign agents».

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