Ksenia Turkova - Justice for Journalists

Ksenia Turkova

Affiliated media: Voice of America Russian Service, Journalist, TV presenter

Incident date: January 17, 2025

Attack type:

  • Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Russian Ministry of Justice

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added journalist, TV and radio presenter Ksenia Turkova to its register of “foreign agents.” She is accused of participating in the creation and dissemination of content by foreign agents. In addition, it is alleged that Turkova “participated as a respondent on an information platform provided by foreign media” and disseminated fake news about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities.

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