Vadim Vaganov

Affiliated media: Parni+, Journalist

Incident date: October 9, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Pervy Otdel

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

The Pushkinsky District Court of St. Petersburg fined journalist and LGBT activist Vadim Vaganov twice, imposing a penalty of 40,000 rubles (€420) each time, for violating the “foreign agents” law (Part 2, Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The charges were filed because he failed to submit activity reports to the Ministry of Justice as required of “foreign agents.”