Russias state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring hasadded journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova to its list of terrorists and extremists, the state-run news agency TASSreported Monday.Kevorkova, 65, is a Russian war correspondent, author, and filmmaker who has written about the Middle East and Russias North Caucasus for both independent and state-funded media.A Moscow court last weekplaced her in pre-trial detention until July 6 on charges of justifying terrorism in social media posts alleged to containsigns of justifying the Talibans activities.
The journalist has denied the accusations against her.If found guilty, she faces up to seven years in prison.Kevorkova runs a Telegram channel mainly dedicated to news about the Israel-Hamas war, which has not been updated since herarrest last Monday.Being added to Russia's list of extremists and terrorists allows the authorities to freeze designees bank accounts without a court order.