Lawyer, was previously a member of "Team 29". Together with Ivan Pavlov, they became the first advocates included in the register of media recognised as “foreign agents”.
Наименование
Valeria Vetoshkina
Какая сфера деятельности?
Human rights organizations with a wide range of causes
Статусы
Статус
Foreign agent (individual media)
Год признания
2021
Дата включения
08.11.2021
Причина признания
The Ministry of Justice considered the transfer of 16,000 rubles from the Memorial Human Rights Center as payment for the provision of OVD-Info services, as well as 5,000 rubles of reimbursement of payment for a trip to a human rights seminar in 2021, to be foreign funding.
The department called Vetoshkina's posts on social networks and comments for the publications Radio Liberty, Sever.Realii, Krym.Realii, Current Time, Meduza, Voice of America as political activity.
Хронология
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Addition to the list: Foreign agent (individual media)
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