Valery Panyushkin

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: February 7, 2025

Attack type:

• Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Russian Ministry of Justice

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added journalist and writer Valery Panyushkin to its register of foreign agents. The ministry claims that he participated in the creation of materials for a “foreign agent,” disseminated false information about the authorities, and spread false information aimed at creating a negative image of the army. In addition, Panyushkin spoke out against the military operation in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Justice.