MediaZona
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| Available in | Russian |
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| Owner | Pyotr Verzilov |
| Created by | Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina |
| Editor | Sergey Smirnov (main editor) |
| Website | zona |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | September 4, 2014 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Proprietary |
Mediazona is a Russian website. Two girls from the Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot (Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova) made it in 2014.[1][2] Russian political journalist Sergey Smirnov is the main editor of the website.[3]
Mediazona gives information on the judicial, law enforcement, and penal system in Russia.[4][5][6] Since 2020 the site gives such news on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus too.[3]
Mediazona has a Russian media license, but Tolokonnikova said in 2016 that it could be taken away at any time.[5]
The site of Mediazona can't be opened in Belarus.[7][8] In February 2025, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus recognized Mediazona Belarus as an extremist group.[9]
On 30 January 2021, the main editor of Mediazona Sergey Smirnov was locked up by the police.[10]
MediaZona Media
Pyotr Verzilov, publisher of Mediazona
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References
- ↑ Pussy Riot Members Launch Independent Russian News Service – SPIN (5 September 2014). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ Russian police detain Pussy Riot sympathizers in cathedral (February 21, 2013)Reuters. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barcella, Laura. Two Pussy Riot Members Start a News Service. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ What Life Is Like in a Prison Camp in the Donetsk People's Republic – VICE – United States (20 July 2015). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pussy Riot founder sets sites on Russian media (9 May 2017). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ Sologub, Nikita. Under suspicion: death in a Siberian cell (9 March 2015). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ Штейн, Евгения. В Беларуси заблокировали «Нашу Нiву» и naviny.by, журналистов иностранных СМИ лишают аккредитации (in ru) (2020-08-29)Onliner.by. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ В Белоруссии заблокировали несколько десятков информационных сайтов. Среди них — "Радио Свобода" и "Медиазона" (in ru) (2020-08-22)Meduza. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ↑ В Беларуси объявили «экстремистским формированием» издание «Медиазона. Беларусь» (in ru). Meduza. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ В Москве задержали главреда «Медиазоны». rbc.ru (30 January 2021).
Other websites
- Official website
- Pussy Riot Launches MediaZona, An Independent News Service in Russia. Pitchfork (September 4, 2014). Retrieved November 22, 2016.