Mircea Barbu
Mircea Barbu, Kursk Oblast. Charges: Article 322 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Crossing the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents (those not allowed to…); “The case of foreign journalists”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Kursk Oblast · Kursk · Journalists
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since October 24, 2024
Charges
- Article 322 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Crossing the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents (those not allowed to knowingly enter, or by a group of individuals).
Latest event
October 24, 2024 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Timeline
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Persecution begins
The case of foreign journalists
Criminal case
The case of foreign journalists
Other defendants in the case
- Stefania Battistini — Not in Russia
- Olesya Borovik — Not in Russia
- Diana Butsko — Not in Russia
- Catherine Dees — Not in Russia
- Nicholas Simon Connolly (Nick Connolly) — Location unknown
- Natalia Nagornaya — Not in Russia
- Kurt Pelda — Location unknown
- Caolan Robertson — Not in Russia
- Alberto Rojas — Not in Russia
- Jerome Starkey — Location unknown
- Simone Traini — Not in Russia
- Catherine Norris Trent — Location unknown
- Nick Peyton Walsh — Not in Russia
- Fletcher Young — Not in Russia
Thematic group: The case of foreign journalists
Details and sources
Full summary
A correspondent for the Romanian news outlet HotNews, he became the subject of a legal case in September 2024 for alleged illegal border crossing. The charges stem from his reporting activities in the Kursk region, which was under the control of the Ukrainian army at the time.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
Other people prosecuted under Article 322 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.