Anton Barbashin, editor-in-chief of the website Riddle Russia and… (барбашин · иноагент · розыск)
Anton Barbashin, editor-in-chief of the website Riddle Russia and registered as a foreign agent in January 2025, was placed on the wanted list by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is being sought under an unspecified article of the Criminal Code.
Consensus
- Anton Barbashin was added to the wanted list by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- Barbashin was registered as a foreign agent by the Ministry of Justice in January 2025.
- The website Riddle Russia was declared undesirable by the Russian Prosecutor General's Office in November 2022.
- Riddle Russia is described as an organization whose activities pose a threat to the constitutional order and security of Russia.
Points of divergence
- The article of the Criminal Code under which Barbashin is being sought is not specified in the source text. — vesti
- Barbashin was fined 5,000 rubles by a court in Novosibirsk in June 2026 for participating in an undesirable organization due to publications on Riddle Russia's website. — mediazona
- At least two protocols were issued against Barbashin under the foreign agent law. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- Foreign Agent Anton Barbashin Wanted — Вести
- Editor-in-Chief of Riddle Anton Barbashin Declared Wanted — Медиазона