Ilya Barabanov - Justice for Journalists

Ilya Barabanov

Affiliated media: BBC Russian Service, Special correspondent

Incident date: August 12, 2024

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 has added the special correspondent of the BBC Russian Service Ilya Barabanov to the register of «foreign agents». According to the Ministry, he spoke against the war in Ukraine and «discredited» the Russian authorities.

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