TV2 - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV2 , Media outlet

Incident date: January 16, 2026

Attack type:

Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Tomsk Oblast, Tomsk

Additional information:

Lyudi Baikala (People Of Baikal), TV2 media outlet, and political commentator Ivan Kurilla were added to the ‘foreign agents’ register this week.

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