Sergey Erlikh - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Erlikh

Affiliated media: Magazine "Historical Expertise" , Editor-in-chief, Publisher, Historian

Incident date: September 19, 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 historian and publisher Sergey Erlikh to its register of “foreign agents.” The ministry claims he spread false information about the decisions and policies of Russian authorities, opposed the military operation in Ukraine, and took part in producing and distributing content from “undesirable” organisations.

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