Russia charges 'Dождь' founders over 'undesirable' org
A criminal case has been opened against Natalia Sindeeva, chairperson of the board of directors and general director of the TV channel 'Dожd', and Mark Tene under the article on organizing the activities of an undesirable organization, sources in law enforcement told TASS.
Consensus
- Natalia Sindeeva and Mark Ten were charged with organizing the activities of an undesirable organization.
- The case is based on Article 284.1, Part 1 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The media outlet 'Dождь' operates through TVR Studios B.V., registered in the Netherlands on December 6, 2022.
- TVR Studios B.V. was declared an 'undesirable organization' by the Russian Prosecutor General's Office.
- The activities of TVR Studios B.V. include independent coverage of events in Russia, production and broadcasting of original programs, and news dissemination via TV, internet, mobile apps, and Smart TV.
- The charges were reported by TASS citing law enforcement sources.
Points of divergence
- The broadcasting of 'Dождь' was blocked in Russia after the full-scale war began, and journalists were forced to leave the country. The main studio is now in the Netherlands. — meduza
- Natalia Sindeeva founded 'Dождь'. Mark Ten replaced her as CEO in April 2024. — meduza
- The Ministry of Justice declared 'Dождь' an 'foreign agent' in 2021, and Sindeeva was added to the foreign agents register in 2022. The Prosecutor General's Office declared 'Dождь' undesirable in July 2023. — meduza
- In mid-May, a Moscow court sentenced journalist Tikhon Dzyadko in absentia to nine years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian military and evading foreign agent obligations. He was fined 250,000 rubles and banned from managing websites for four years. — vm
- Tikhon Dzyadko was recognized as a foreign agent, added to the terrorist and extremist list. — vm
Coverage (5 sources)
- Criminal case opened against Rain founder Natalia Sindeeva and TV channel CEO Mark Ten — ЭХО / Новости
- On the founder of "Dodge" Natalia Sindeeva opened a case on organizing the activities of an "undesirable organization" — SOTAvision
- Prosecutors opened a criminal case against Rain Foundation founder Natalia Sindeeva for creating a "undesirable" organization — Meduza
- On the reason for the criminal case against Natalya Sindeeva, chair of the board of directors of "Dozhd"* — Вечерняя Москва
- On the chairman of the board of directors and general director of the channel «Rain» Natalia Sindeeva and Mark Ten criminal case... — Varlamov News
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