Eduard Burmistrov - Justice for Journalists

Eduard Burmistrov

Affiliated media: TV Rain (Dozhd TV channel) , TV presenter

Incident date: October 9, 2025

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Tagansky District Court in Moscow has registered an administrative case against Eduard Burmistrov, a presenter on the Dozhd TV channel. He is accused of participating in the activities of an “undesirable” organisation (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The TV channel was designated as an “undesirable” organisation in July 2023.

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