The author of Medusa, Asia Zolnikova, was sentenced in absentia to two and a half years in prison on the charge of participating in the activities of an "undesirable" organization.
The reason for the case was Zolnikova's collaboration with Medusa, according to a statement from the prosecutor's office in Moscow.
In 2024, the journalist was fined according to an administrative article for participating in the activities of an "undesirable" organization (20.33 of the administrative code). According to Zolnikova's defender, the reason was her article on Medusa, in which she describes how the wars of recent years have changed the face of cities around the world. As the prosecutor's office points out, two more articles by the journalist have since been published on the publication's website. Exactly which ones are not specified.
In June, the security forces came to look for Zolnikova's mother.