{
  "id": 14735327,
  "title": "Russia adds journalist Alexander Nevzorov to federal register of ‘terrorists and extremists’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/russia-adds-journalist-alexander-nevzorov-to-federal-register-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T16:12:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/15/russia-adds-journalist-alexander-nevzorov-to-federal-register-of-terrorists-and-extremists"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Russia, journalist and commentator Alexander Nevzorov has been added to the federal register of \"terrorists and extremists\" by Rosfinmonitoring, the country's financial monitoring agency. Nevzorov, who left Russia before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, was previously designated as a \"foreign agent\" in 2022 and sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison in 2023 for spreading \"fake news\" about the military. The couple, Nevzorov and his wife Lydia, were also declared an \"extremist association\" and added to the terrorist and extremist registry. Authorities opened a criminal investigation into the couple in spring 2025 for allegedly financing extremism by collecting donations for themselves.",
  "summary": "Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial monitoring agency, has added journalist and commentator Alexander Nevzorov to its list of “terrorists and extremists.”",
  "key_points": [
    "Journalist Alexander Nevzorov added to Russia's terrorist and extremist registry.",
    "Nevzorov previously designated as foreign agent in 2022 and sentenced in absentia to eight years.",
    "Couple declared extremist association and investigated for financing extremism in 2025."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Japan denies spying in Russia, says it can’t contact detained journalist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/japan-denies-spying-in-russia-says-it-cant-contact-detained-journalist",
        "published": "2026-10-15T16:43:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}