How Can I Find Out Whether There’s a Criminal Case Against Me? We Explain in Our New Guide

How can I find out whether there’s a criminal case against me? We explain in our new guide

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A criminal case, a wanted notice, the “extremists” or “foreign agents” register: it’s better to find out about all of this in advance, not at passport control. Especially if you spend time in Russia or countries friendly to it.

What does a certificate of no criminal record actually show? How can you search for yourself in the Interior Ministry’s wanted database, and why doesn’t everyone end up there? What is the “flag” that may appear next to your name at border control? We explain in a new guide on our YouTube channel!

Verstka journalist Daria Poryadina, together with Yevgeny Smirnov, a lawyer with Pervy Otdel, went over five ways to check yourself and assess whether the authorities are interested in you or not.

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How to Check Yourself in Russian Databases? A 2026 Guide

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How can you find out whether a criminal case has been opened against you? Have you ended up in the register of extremists or foreign agents? Daria Poryadina explains how to look a person up in databases and understand whether the Russian authorities are interested in you or not. Together with a lawyer…