Volgograd activist Yevgeny Kochegin* fined under law on foreign agents

Yevgeny Kochegin*, an activist from Volgograd, has been fined for failure to mark his posts on a personal Telegram channel as a foreign agent. The above is reported by the “Dozor Volgograd” Telegram channel.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that Yevgeny Kochegin *, now living abroad, was included in the register of foreign agents by decision of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in September 2023. The MoJ explained that the activist carried out activities aimed at creating a negative image of Russia and disseminated materials from foreign agents.

Earlier, Yevgeny Kochegin * had been repeatedly prosecuted for his political position. So, on May 6, 2023, in Volgograd, a court arrested Yevgeny Kochegin* in absentia in a case on disseminating deliberately false information about the actions of the Russian Army.

*Included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the register of foreign agents.