Vitaly Ruvinsky

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

Incident date: October 19, 2021

Attack type:

• Fine for non-compliance with the «foreign agents» law in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow fined Echo of Moscow and the editor-in-chief of the radio station’s website Vitaly Ruvinsky for unlabelled references to «foreign agents» (Part 2.1 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). Echo of Moscow was given 12 fines of RUB 40,000 each (RUB 480,000), while Ruvinsky was given 12 fines of RUB 4,000 each (RUB 48,000).