Ilya Shepelin - Justice for Journalists

Ilya Shepelin

Affiliated media: YouTube channel SHEPELIN, Blogger

Incident date: September 15, 2023

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 Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has added Ilya Shepelin to the register of «foreign agents». According to the Ministry of Justice, he cooperated with «foreign agents», disseminated «inaccurate information» about the politics of the Russian authorities, and opposed the special military operation in Ukraine.

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