OVD-Info Analyst Denis Shvedov Placed Under Search
The OVD-Info defender and analyst Denis Shvedov has been declared a fugitive.
Consensus
- Denis Shvedov, an analyst at OVD-Info, has been placed under search by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a record of Shvedov in its database.
- Shvedov was designated as a foreign agent by the Ministry of Justice.
- The designation was based on allegations that he spread false information about Russian authorities and collaborated with other foreign agents.
- Shvedov faced administrative penalties under the foreign agent legislation in December 2025.
- One of the fines related to non-submission of reports was canceled in February 2026.
- The Ministry of Justice's decision to designate Shvedov as a foreign agent was made in June 2025.
- The specific criminal article under which the case was opened is unknown.
Points of divergence
- Shvedov was also a former member of the Council of the Center for the Protection of Human Rights 'Memorial'. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Kletnya District Court in Bryansk Oblast issued two fines for non-submission of reports and one for failure to declare his foreign agent status. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- Human rights defender Denis Shvedov of OVD-Info has been declared wanted — SOTAvision
- OVD-Info analyst Denis Shvedov declared wanted — Медиазона