Om TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Om TV, YouTube-channel

Incident date: September 5, 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 the media project Om TV to its register of “foreign agents”. The ministry said the outlet had opposed the “special military operation” in Ukraine, spread false information about decisions taken by the Russian authorities and their policies, and participated in the creation or distribution of materials produced by “foreign agents”. Om TV’s YouTube channel has more than 2.2 million subscribers.

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