"Levada Center" and its director Volkov fined for violating the law… (иноагент · признать · левада-центр)
"Levada Center" and its director Volkov fined for violating the law on "foreign agents." The Tversky Court of Moscow imposed a fine of 300,000 rubles on the ANO "Yuri Levada Analytical Center" and 100,000 rubles on its director Denis Volkov, according to the press service of the Moscow City Court.
Consensus
- The Tver District Court of Moscow fined the 'Levada Center' and its director Denis Volkov for violating the rules of operation as a foreign agent.
- The fines were imposed under Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The offense involved failure to submit or delay in submitting required information to the authorized body.
- The 'Levada Center' was recognized as a foreign agent by the Ministry of Justice in September 2016.
- The court's decision was announced on July 20, 2026.
Points of divergence
- The 'Levada Center' was included in the register of foreign agents in September 2016 (note: this contradicts the actual date mentioned in other sources, which is August 2016). — vm
- A separate case involving journalist Zhanna Agalakova was reported, where she was fined 50,000 rubles for similar violations; this event is unrelated to the 'Levada Center' case. — vedomosti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Levada Center fined 300,000 rubles under the foreign agent law — Коммерсантъ
- "Levada Center" and its director Volkov fined for non-compliance with the "foreign agent" law — ASTRA
- Analytical Center of Yuri Levada and its director fined a total of 400 thousand rubles: reason — Вечерняя Москва
- "Levada Center" and its director fined for violating the law on foreign agents — Интерфакс
- Zhana Agalakova fined for violating the rules of activity as a foreign agent — Ведомости
- Journalist Badanin sentenced in absentia in Russia to fine — Интерфакс