Anastasia (Asya) Zolnikova
- Criminal Code
- Article 284.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
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FACTUM story
Asya Zolnikova: from a fine over an architecture article to arrest in absentia
An architecture journalist was first fined over a Meduza article on how wars reshape cities, then arrested in absentia in an “undesirable organization” case.
Others charged under Article 284.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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