Lilia Yapparova

Affiliated media: Meduza, Special correspondent

Incident date: April 5, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow has fined Meduza special correspondent Lilia Yapparova 15,000 rubles (€152.07) under a protocol for participating in the activities of an “undesirable organisation” (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offences). It remains unclear what specifically led to the protocol being issued. The Prosecutor General’s Office designated Meduza as an “undesirable organisation” in January 2023.