St. Petersburg Court Arrests Journalist Nevzorov
The Primorsky District Court in St. Petersburg issued a warrant for the arrest of journalist Alexander Nevzorov, who is accused of evading obligations as a foreign agent and financing extremist activities. His wife, Lydia Nevzorova, was also arrested in absentia earlier in August.
Consensus
- The Primorsky District Court in Saint Petersburg issued a warrant for the arrest of Alexander Nevzorov.
- Nevzorov is accused of evading obligations as a foreign agent.
- Nevzorov is accused of financing extremist activities.
- The court ordered a two-month pre-trial detention period, starting from the moment of extradition to Russia or detention on Russian territory.
- Nevzorov and his wife Lydia were declared members of a banned extremist organization in July 2024.
- Their property, including land plots, a house, and a relative's apartment, was seized and transferred to state ownership.
- The court's decision regarding their status as an extremist group was not overturned on appeal.
- Nevzorov was previously sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison in February 2023 for spreading false information about the Russian military.
- The announcement was made by Darya Lebedeva, head of the united press service of the courts of St. Petersburg.
- Nevzorov was added to the foreign agent registry in April 2022.
Points of divergence
- The same court had previously arrested Lydia Nevzorova on August 7, 2025. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The court's decision on the seizure of property included three land plots in Lisiy Nos, a residential house, a two-story non-residential building, a Korean car, and 25% of the charter capital of the company 'Piter — Technoproekt — Novye Resursy'. — kommersant
- The court's decision on the extremist status was confirmed after an unsuccessful appeal. — fontanka
- Lydia Nevzorova was arrested in absentia for fundraising with her husband, specifically for collecting money together. — tg_astrapress
- The Moscow City Court confirmed the validity of the pre-trial detention of Nevzorov in May 2022 in a case involving false information about the Russian military. — interfax
Coverage (8 sources)
- Court in St. Petersburg arrested Alexander Nevzorov in absentia — Медиазона
- Primorsky Court of St. Petersburg Arrests Publicist Alexander Nevzorov in Absentia. — Радио Свобода
- Court in St. Petersburg arrested Alexander Nevzorov in absentia — Интерфакс
- Journalist-foreign agent Nevzorov was arrested in absentia — Коммерсантъ
- Lidia Nevyorova was arrested in absentia in St. Petersburg on a case about funding extremism — for collecting money together with her husband Primor... — ASTRA
- Court in St. Petersburg has arrested journalist Alexander Nevzorov in absentia, reported by the court press service. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Court in St. Petersburg arrested journalist-foreign agent Alexander Nevzorov in absentia. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Court in St. Petersburg arrested Alexander Nevzorov in absentia — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Alexandr Nevzorov
- St. Petersburg
- Russia
- Daria Lebedeva
- Primorsky District Court
- Saint Petersburg
- Primorsky Court
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- Ministry of Justice