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Ekaterina Barabash
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1961-04-26
Not in Russia
Moscow, Pushkino
Biography
A film critic, Barabash was dismissed from the Interfax news agency in 2016, reportedly due to her criticism of the Russian authorities. She has openly opposed the war. On 23 February 2025, she was held at the airport for several hours upon returning from a film festival in Berlin — a situation that had also occurred during previous trips abroad.
On 25 February, Barabash was detained in connection with a criminal case concerning the dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. Among the posts cited was an emotional message published in March 2022, which referred to the killing
A film critic, Barabash was dismissed from the Interfax news agency in 2016, reportedly due to her criticism of the Russian authorities. She has openly opposed the war. On 23 February 2025, she was held at the airport for several hours upon returning from a film festival in Berlin — a situation that had also occurred during previous trips abroad.
On 25 February, Barabash was detained in connection with a criminal case concerning the dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. Among the posts cited was an emotional message published in March 2022, which referred to the killing of Ukrainian civilians, including children, and accused the Russian authorities of hypocrisy.
The following day, 26 February, she was placed under house arrest. In April 2025, Barabash was added to a wanted list.