Anna Gubanova - Justice for Journalists

Anna Gubanova

Affiliated media: 'The Psychological Gazette', Editor-in-Chief

Incident date: January 11, 2024

Attack type:

  • Fine for non-compliance with the «foreign agents» law in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

Anna Gubanova, editor-in-chief of the Psychological Gazette, was fined 4,000 rubles by the St Petersburg Vasileostrovsky District Court. The charge was based on part 2.1 of Article 13.15 of the Administrative Code which forbids not mentioning 'foreign agent' status in a published article. A 2023 article about customer helplines mentioned singer Zemfira, who is on the "foreign agent" list.

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