Sergey Ezhov - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Ezhov

Affiliated media: The Insider, Investigative journalist

Incident date: August 13, 2025

Attack type:

  • prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Meduza

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Businessman Oleg Deripaska has filed a lawsuit in the Moscow Arbitration Court against The Insider, its editor-in-chief Roman Dobrokhotov, and investigative journalist Sergey Ezhov. The case is reportedly connected to Yezhov’s June 2025 investigation, which described how Deripaska’s companies benefit from the war in Ukraine. Shortly after the investigation was published, Yezhov’s personal accounts were targeted in a cyberattack.

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