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Russia adds journalist Karen Shainyan to list of “terrorists and extremists”
Journalist Karen Shainyan, who reports on the problems of Russia’s LGBTQ+ community and the war in Ukraine, has been added to Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists” by Rosfinmonitoring (Russia’s Federal Service for Financial Monitoring).
Shainyan’s inclusion in the register, available on Rosfinmonitoring’s website, indicates that he is now the subject of a criminal investigation for alleged extremism. Previously, there was no available information regarding the commencement of a criminal case against the journalist.
On July 13, Shainyan’s YouTube channel released a video titled “How to Desert: Real Stories of Russian Military Escapes.”