Natalya Lazaricheva - Justice for Journalists

Natalya Lazaricheva

Affiliated media: Independent journalist, Blogger

Incident date: September 17, 2025

Attack type:

  • Search with a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD Info

Location: Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa

Additional information:

Natalya Lazaricheva, independent journalist, YouTube and Telegram blogger known for her criticism of Bashkir authorities, was arrested and put in pretrial detention on charges of "rehabilitation of Nazism" (part 4 of the Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code) and "spreading fake information about terrorist attacks" (part 3 of the Art. 207 of the Criminal Code). On September 19, it became known that Lazaricheva will remanded in custody for two months. Lazaricheva's home was also searched.

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