St. Petersburg Court Arrests Journalist Nevzorov

A court in St. Petersburg issued an arrest warrant for Alexander Nevzorov in absentia.

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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.

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