Russia Initiates Criminal Proceedings Against TV Rain Executives

Russia already drove TV Rain into exile. Now it’s coming for the two executives who kept the channel alive.

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against Natalya Sindeyeva, the chair of TV Rain’s board of directors, and Mark Ten, the channel’s general director, accusing them of organizing the activities of an undesirable organization, the Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing law enforcement agencies.