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Boris Nadezhdin asks court to remove him from Russia's foreign agent register
A court in the Moscow region registered Boris Nadezhdin’s claim seeking his removal from Russia’s foreign agent register.
Nadezhdin is a former member of Russia’s State Duma and is listed as a foreign agent in Russia.
He filed the claim on October 9, asking the court to review that status.
In August, a Moscow court registered a separate case accusing him of taking part in a foreign organisation’s activities.
The case concerns a video published on YouTube channels run by Meduza, whose organisation was declared undesirable in Russia.
Nadezhdin was reported to have left Russia in August, and no hearing date for his claim is given.
A court in the Moscow region registered Boris Nadezhdin’s administrative lawsuit seeking his removal from Russia’s foreign agent register.
The case file says Nadezhdin filed the claim on October 9.
The lawsuit seeks a review of his foreign agent status.
Nadezhdin was included in the register in July, according to the article.
- Who
- Boris Nadezhdin, a former State Duma deputy.
- What
- He asked a court to remove him from Russia’s foreign agent register.
- When
- He filed the claim on October 9; the court registered it on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- A court in the Moscow region.
- Why
- He seeks a review of his foreign agent status.
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An administrative protocol was drawn up against Nadezhdin, three days after he was added to the foreign agent register.
A court in Dolgoprudny fined Nadezhdin 1,000 rubles for displaying extremist symbols.
Reports said Nadezhdin had left Russia.
A court in Moscow registered an administrative case against him over alleged participation in the activities of a foreign organization.
Nadezhdin filed a claim seeking a review of his foreign agent status.
A court in the Moscow region registered the claim.
- Claim filed
- October 9
- Claim registered
- October 13, 2026
- Court location
- Moscow region
- Fine
- 1,000 rubles
- Foreign agent register
- Nadezhdin was added in July