The legal entity that founded Mediazona.
Mediazona is a Russian online media outlet founded in September 2014 by Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina. Mediazona focuses on news coverage, analytics, columnism about the judiciary, law enforcement agencies and the penitentiary system in Russia, as well as various manifestations of persecution of Russian citizens for their political views.
Name
ZR ('Mediazona' Incorporator)
Field of activity
Media
Recognitions
Status
Foreign agent (media)
Year of recognition
2021
Inclusion date
29.09.2021
Reason for recognition
The Ministry of Justice considered the income from displaying banners located on the site to Google users as foreign funding.
Quoting other media recognized as 'foreign agents' was recognized as political activity. Those were 9 publications based on materials from Meduza, Radio Liberty, Krym.Realii, Idel.Realii, Kavkaz.Realii, Sever.Realii, Sibir.Realii, Current Time, as well as publications with comments by Lev Ponomarev, Lyudmila Savitskaya, Sergey Markelov, Denis Kamalyagin and Daria Apakhonchich, all included in the register of media recognized as 'foreign agents'.
Registry status
Excluded from registry (2024)
Chronology
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Addition to the list: Foreign agent (media)
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Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (media) Approximate date (year only)
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