19:41, 13 March 2026

The Ministry of Justice has declared journalist Sergei Reznik a foreign agent*.

Rostov investigative journalist Sergei Reznik*, convicted in absentia on charges of extremism and rehabilitation of Nazism, has been added to the Russian Ministry of Justice's register of foreign agents.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in November 2025, relatives and friends of Rostov journalist Sergei Reznik, who fled Russia and was charged with four criminal cases, faced demands to disclose his whereabouts. On March 11, the Rostov Regional Court sentenced him in absentia to 10 years in prison on charges of extremism, rehabilitation of Nazism, and extortion.

In October 2021, it became known that Sergei Reznik was placed on the wanted list by the Center for Combating Extremism. Reznik, who lives outside of Russia, suggested that his professional activities were the reason. In December 2022, Sergei Reznik was added to the Rosfinmonitoring Service's list of terrorists and extremists. The journalist reported that a fourth criminal case had been opened against him under the article on public calls for extremist activity. In 2023, the Rostov Region FSB reported that a case had been opened against Reznik under the article on fake news about the army. In a third criminal case, Reznik was accused of extorting money from the director of a Rostov market.

The Russian Ministry of Justice updated its register of foreign agents today, adding Rostov journalist Sergei Reznik*. The ministry cited his involvement in disseminating materials from other foreign agents, as well as organizations declared undesirable in Russia, as reasons for this decision.

According to the Ministry of Justice, Reznik* disseminated false information about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities. Along with these standard formulations, the ministry cited another ground: “identifying the Russian Federation with a terrorist organization.”

Reznik* lives outside the Russian Federation, according to a statement on the ministry's official website.

Journalist Reznik* wrote about the corrupt activities of the Rostov Region governor. He served a prison sentence from November 2013 and was recognized as a political prisoner. He was released from prison in late October 2016. He was nominated for the "Hero of the Caucasus 2013" competition by the "Caucasian Knot." A biography of Sergei Reznik has been published in the "Personalities" section of the "Caucasian Knot" website.

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