Alexander Kushnar - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Kushnar

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Newsader, Video blogger

Incident date: September 23, 2022

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 included Alexander Kushnar, the author of the Youtube news channel Newsader, a former author of Radio Svoboda, in the registry of «foreign agents». According to the Ministry, he received money from Ukraine and was engaged in political activities.

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