Journalist Mariana Belenkaya was sentenced in absentia for failing…
Journalist Mariana Belenkaya was sentenced in absentia for failing to fulfill the obligations of a foreign agent. The Presnensky District Court of Moscow sentenced journalist Mariana Belenkaya, accused of evading her duties as a foreign agent, to 10 months in a colony.
Consensus
- Marianna Belenka was sentenced in absentia by the Presnensky District Court of Moscow to 10 months in a general regime correctional colony.
- The court found her guilty of evading obligations as a foreign agent.
- She was prohibited from administering websites or online content for one year.
- The case was initiated by the Investigative Committee of Russia (SKR) in April 2026.
- Belenka had previously received two administrative fines for failing to mark her publications as those of a foreign agent.
- She has been designated as a foreign agent by Russian authorities.
Points of divergence
- The court also noted that Belenka had published two videos online without indicating they were created by a foreign agent. — kommersant
- Belenka was previously sentenced in absentia for similar charges, following the case of war correspondent Arkady Babchenko, who received a 1.5-year sentence and a two-year ban on website administration. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Journalist and foreign agent Mariana Belenyuk sentenced to 10 months in prison in absentia — Коммерсантъ
- Journalist Mariana Belenkaya sentenced in absentia for failing to fulfill obligations as a foreign agent — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Mariani Belenkov
- Moscow
- Russia
- SKR
- Presnensky District
- Evening Moscow
- Presnensky District Court
- Ludmila Neferodova