Dmitry Veliky - Justice for Journalists

Dmitry Veliky

Affiliated media: Telegram channel "StopWarCrime", Telegram channel "Putin's GULAG" , Founder

Incident date: July 18, 2025

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 Russian Ministry of Justice has added blogger Dmitry Veliky, founder of the Telegram channels "StopWarCrime" and "Putin's GULAG", to the register of “foreign agents.” According to the ministry, he provided financial assistance to the Ukrainian army and spread “fake news” about the policies of the Russian authorities and materials from “foreign agents” and “undesirable” organisations.

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