OVD-Info - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: OVD-Info, Human rights media project

Incident date: November 25, 2025

Attack type:

Selective application of repressive laws

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Russian payment services CloudPayments and YooCash have stopped processing donations for OVD-Info. As a result, the team behind the human rights project and online media outlet has lost contributions from around 12,000 donors who used Russian bank cards. The project is now in a critical financial situation. CloudPayments did not explain the reason for the blockage.

Help Ukrainian Media:

Gofundme campaign (by Jakub Parusinski) or 2402.org (by Zaborona Media) or IFJ/EFJ Safety Fund

Justice for Journalists Foundation is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (registered company no: 13882886) and a registered charity (registered charity no: 1201812). Its registered office address is: 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5AH.

References to “the Foundation” or “JFJ” in this website mean Justice for Journalists Foundation throughout.

On April 15, 2025, the Russian Ministry of Justice labelled Justice for Journalists Foundation an ‘undesirable organisation’ in the territory of the Russian Federation.

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