Dmitrii Nizovtsev
Dmitrii Nizovtsev, born 1987, Moscow. Charges: Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Dmitrii Nizovtsev's case on evading the duties of a "foreign agent"”, opened on April 1, 2025. Sentence (February 4, 2026): a fine of 200,000 roubles. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 16, 2024.
In brief
Moscow, Khabarovsk Krai · Moscow, Khabarovsk · Journalists · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases, Cases against "foreign agents", Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
a fine of 200,000 roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being persecuted for an administrative offence
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
- Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in an extremist community
Latest event
February 4, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 16, 2024
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Criminal case opened
Dmitrii Nizovtsev's case on evading the duties of a "foreign agent"
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
· Persecution begins
The case of Maria Pevchikh, Dmitry Nizovtsev, Kira Yarmysh, and Anna Biryukova
Criminal case
Dmitrii Nizovtsev's case on evading the duties of a "foreign agent"
- Case number
- 1-749/2025
The case of Maria Pevchikh, Dmitry Nizovtsev, Kira Yarmysh, and Anna Biryukova
Other defendants in the case
- Anna Biryukova — Not in Russia
- Maria Pevchikh — Not in Russia
- Kira Yarmysh — Not in Russia
Thematic group: The case of the extremist community led by Navalny; Anti-war case; Beautiful Russia case
Details and sources
Full summary
Former employee of the Anti-Corruption Foundation. Until 2017, he lived in Khabarovsk, worked as a correspondent in regional media and was an employee of Navalny's local Headquarter. In 2017, he moved to Moscow.
In July 2020, he was beaten by three unidentified men while covering protests in Khabarovsk. In March 2021, he was attacked by an unidentified person in Yaroslavl together with a cameraman (doused with brilliant green).
He was the host of the YouTube channels "Navalny's Headquarters" and "Navalny LIVE". Left Russia. In August 2022, it became known that a case was brought against Nizovtsev for disseminating of knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces. On 14 October he was included in the register of individuals - "foreign agents". In April 2025 Nizovtsev was put on a wanted list, it became known that he was also accused of evading the duties of a "foreign agent". In an official report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Nizovtsev was called a traitor to the Motherland.
On 4 February 2026, the court sentenced him in absentia to a fine of 200,000 rubles in the case of evasion of his duties as a "foreign agent".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.