Istories fonds is a Latvian foundation, support center for independent journalism, publisher of the Internet media "Important Stories", specializing in investigative journalism. From its founding in May 2020 to being recognized as a "foreign agent", the publication has issued a number of investigations about the oligarchs' real estate, the environmental monitoring system in Russia, the FSB, and medicine during the pandemic. In addition to investigating and reporting, Important Stories hosted an online workshop with courses on Excel data and Python libraries for journalists.

Name
Important Stories
Field of activity
Media

Recognitions

Status
Foreign agent (media)
Year of recognition
2021
Inclusion date
20.08.2021
Reason for recognition
Organizational structure funding "IStories". This media published investigations about Kirill Shamalov, the alleged son-in-law of Vladimir Putin, offshore transactions of “friends of the president” and the purchase of a stake in the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli for Rosneft (after which Rosneft sued "IStories" and won the case).
Status
Undesirable organization
Year of recognition
2022
Inclusion date
22.02.2022
Reason for recognition
The organization constitutes a threat of the constitutional order and the security of the Russian Federation.

Chronology

  1. Addition to the list: Foreign agent (media)
  2. Addition to the list: Undesirable organization
Journalists and Publishers

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