Journalist Karen Shainyan, who talks about the problems of the LGBT community and publishes reports on the war in Ukraine, was included in the register of extremists and terrorists.
Judging by the registry data, a case was brought against him under an extremist article. Previously, no criminal proceedings were reported.
The day before, a video “How to desert: real stories of the escape of the Russian military” was published on Shainyan’s channel.
In April, Karen Shahinyan was added to the register of "foreign agents".
Together with journalist Mikhail Zygar, Shainyan founded the History of the Future studio – she, among other things, did the project “1917. Free History. In 2020, Shahinyan created a YouTube channel with openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender interviews.