Vitaly Ruvinsky - Justice for Journalists

Vitaly Ruvinsky

Affiliated media: Echo of Moscow, Editor-in-chief of the website

Incident date: October 19, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow fined Ruvinsky and Echo of Moscow for unmarked references to «foreign agents» (Part 2.1 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). Ruvinsky was given 12 fines of RUB 4,000, while Echo of Moscow was given 12 fines of RUB 40,000 each.

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