Russian authorities detain investigative journalist, state media reports

April 9, 2026 10:19 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Oleg Roldugin, editor-in-chief of the Russian weekly newspaper Sobesednik that published an article on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death, poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in his office in Moscow, Russia, Febr

MOSCOW, ‌April 9 (Reuters) - ​Oleg ​Roldugin, an investigative ‌journalist for independent Russian ⁠newspaper Novaya ‌Gazeta, was detained ‌on Thursday in a case ​involving alleged misuse of ⁠personal data, state news agency ​RIA reported.

The newspaper said earlier that ​masked security ‌service agents were searching ⁠its Moscow office as part ⁠of an unspecified ​investigation, adding that its lawyers were not ‌being allowed into the building.

(Reporting ‌by ⁠Maxim Rodionov, ‌Writing by ​Anna Peverieri;Editing by Mark ‌Trevelyan)



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