Andrey Kalitin - Justice for Journalists

Andrey Kalitin

Affiliated media: Novaya Gazeta , Journalist

Incident date: September 26, 2025

Attack type:

  • Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added television journalist Andrey Kalitin to its register of “foreign agents.” The ministry claims he opposed the military operation in Ukraine, took part in producing and distributing materials for “foreign agents” or “undesirable” organisations, and spread what it calls “unreliable information” about Russian government decisions and policies.

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