Sergei Ezhov

Affiliated media: The Insider, investigative journalist

Incident date: November 1, 2025

Attack type:

• Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Ryazan oblast, Ryazan

Additional information:

The Oktyabrsky District Court in Ryazan has sentenced investigative journalist Sergei Ezhov in absentia to six years’ imprisonment. He was found guilty of failing to comply with the obligations of a “foreign agent” (Part 1 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code), financing extremism (Part 1 of Article 282.3), and participating in the activities of an extremist organisation (Part 2 of Article 282.2). The precise grounds for the extremism-related charges have not been disclosed.