Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
European Union propaganda designation
The European Union placed Izvestia on its sanctions list in May 2024, accusing the newspaper of disseminating propaganda.
2004
Beslan coverage and the resignation of Raf Shakirov
Izvestia’s reporting on the Beslan school hostage crisis included explicit photographs of the massacre. Editor-in-chief Raf Shakirov resigned afterward. Press-freedom reporting attributed the departure to official dissatisfaction with the newspaper’s coverage, while other accounts said the owner feared antagonizing the Kremlin.