The War On News

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Claim 721

Meduza reported that Moscow's Tverskoy District Court fined The New Times and its editor-in-chief, Yevgenia Albats, 22 million rubles (about $335,000) on October 26, 2018.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Meduza reported that Moscow's Tverskoy District Court fined The New Times and its editor-in-chief, Yevgenia Albats, 22 million rubles (about $335,000) on October 26, 2018.
Field
action
Value
Tverskoy court fines New Times 22M rubles
About
incident 2018-russia-fines-the-new-times
Source
Moscow court slaps independent magazine with crippling 22-million-ruble fine for late paperwork
Publisher
Meduza
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
retired
Source date
2018-10-27

Quotation from the source

On October 26, Moscow's Tverskoy District Court fined the independent magazine The New Times and its chief editor, Evgeniya Albats, 22 million rubles ($335,000)