Prosecutor Demands New Case Against Journalist Zygar
The Moscow Prosecutor's Office has demanded the initiation of a criminal case against journalist Mikhail Zygar (considered an unregistered foreign agent in Russia) for failing to fulfill the obligations of a foreign agent and participating in the activities of an undesirable organization.
Consensus
- The Moscow Prosecutor's Office demanded the initiation of a criminal case against Mikhail Zygar.
- Zygar is considered a foreign agent in Russia.
- Zygar has previously been subject to administrative penalties for violating foreign agent regulations.
- Zygar continues to publish materials without marking them as produced by a foreign agent.
- Zygar continues to participate in the activities of an organization declared undesirable in Russia.
- Zygar lives outside of Russia.
- The materials from the investigation have been sent to investigative authorities for consideration of criminal prosecution.
- Zygar was previously sentenced in absentia in 2024 to 8.5 years in prison for disseminating false information about the Russian military.
Points of divergence
- In October 2022, Zygar was included in the register of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice. In October and December 2021, he received transfers from foreign sources, including from the Bulgarian publisher Janet 45 and the U.S. literary agency Sterling Lord Literistic INC. — vedomosti
- In the previous year, the Smolensk Court imposed a ban on Zygar's Telegram channel, citing content that formed a false impression about the Russian Armed Forces and contained information against the special military operation in Ukraine. — vm
Coverage (6 sources)
- Against Mikhail Zygar, they demanded to open a new criminal case for failure to comply with "foreign agent" legislation — SOTAvision
- Journalist Zygar is being asked to open a new criminal case — Ведомости
- Prosecutors in Moscow have requested to open a criminal case against Mikhail Zygar for evading the duties of a foreign agent... — Varlamov News
- Prosecutors in Moscow requested to open a criminal case against Mikhail Zygar* — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosecure initiates new criminal prosecution of journalist Zygar — Интерфакс
- Prosecutors of Moscow initiated criminal prosecution of foreign agent Zygar — Вести