Ekaterina Barabash

Affiliated media: Republic, Film critic

Incident date: February 25, 2025

Attack type:

• House arrest

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Novaya Gazeta Europe

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Dorogomilovo District Court of Moscow placed film critic and journalist Ekaterina Barabash under house arrest until April 25 on charges of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army (clause “d” of part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). The investigation claims that in 2022 and 2023, she published four posts on Facebook containing deliberately false information about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of another state.