Sergey Loikho - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Loikho

Affiliated media: War correspondent, political commentator

Incident date: October 11, 2024

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Journalist Sergei Loiko was fined 40,000 rubles by the Moscow Savelovsky District Court for failing to provide a report on the activities of a “foreign agent” (part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code). Loiko was declared a “foreign agent" in September 2022. In February 2024, a warrant for his arrest was issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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