Popular blogger and journalist Yuri Dud arrested in absentia in Moscow on terrorism charges

The Basmanny District Court in Moscow has arrested journalist and blogger Yuri Dud in absentia on charges of public calls for terrorism. The preventive measure is two months of detention from the moment of his arrest or extradition. Dud faces up to seven years in prison. He was previously designated as a foreign agent and in November 2025 was sentenced to 1 year and 10 months for failing to fulfill foreign agent obligations.

The Basmanny District Court in Moscow has arrested journalist and blogger Yuri Dud in absentia on charges of public calls for terrorism. The preventive measure is two months of detention from the moment of Dud's arrest in Russia or his extradition. He is charged under an article of the Russian Criminal Code that carries up to seven years in prison. The Russian Ministry of Justice designated Dud as a foreign agent in 2022. On September 23, 2026, Rosfinmonitoring added him to the list of terrorists and extremists. Dud was previously arrested in absentia in July 2025, and in November he was sentenced to 1 year and 10 months in prison for failing to fulfill foreign agent obligations. The article presents facts in a neutral, informational register, without evaluative judgments.