Vasilina Orlova - Justice for Journalists

Vasilina Orlova

Affiliated media: Blogger, Anthropologist

Incident date: December 1, 2025

Attack type:

  • Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added blogger and anthropologist Vasilina Orlova to the register of “foreign agents.” According to the Ministry, she opposes the war in Ukraine, spreads what it calls “unreliable information” about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities, and portrays the Russian military in a negative light.

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