Ilya Varlamov - Justice for Journalists

Ilya Varlamov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Varlamov, Video blogger, Media manager

Incident date: September 27, 2024

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Meduza

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office has asked the investigative authorities to initiate a criminal case against blogger Ilya Varlamov under the article on evading the duties of a «foreign agent» (Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Varlamov was twice brought to administrative responsibility during the year under the article on violation of the procedure of «foreign agent» activity (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). Varlamov left Russia in 2022.

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