On April 21, law enforcement conducted searches at the publishing house 'Eksmo', detaining CEO Evgeny Kapyov and other employees suspected of organizing the activities of an 'extremist' organization related to the publication of certain books, which has led to the 'publishers' case'.

On April 21, law enforcement conducted searches at the publishing house 'Eksmo', detaining CEO Evgeny Kapyov and other employees suspected of organizing the activities of an 'extremist' organization related to the publication of certain books, which has led to the 'publishers' case'.

@meduzalive 21 Apr 2026, 12:52

Four employees of the publishing house 'Eksmo' were summoned for questioning regarding an LGBT propaganda case, including the general director, following searches related to the recall of books falling under the law prohibiting LGBT literature for children.

@bazabazon 21 Apr 2026, 12:51

Four representatives of the publishing house 'Eksmo', including CEO Evgeny Kapyev, were summoned for questioning in connection with a case regarding the distribution of books by Popcorn Books.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Apr 2026, 12:41

The head of the 'Eksmo' holding was detained in connection with a case of 'LGBT extremism', related to accusations of organizing extremist activities, marking the first case of its kind in Russia for publishers.

@meduzalive 21 Apr 2026, 12:35

The publishing house 'Eksmo' confirmed that its CEO Evgeny Kapyev and several employees were taken for questioning by the Investigative Committee of Russia as part of an extremism case.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Apr 2026, 12:32

The press service of the publishing house 'Eksmo' confirmed the detention of the general director and several employees in connection with a criminal case on extremism related to the distribution of books by Popcorn Books.

@varlamov_news 21 Apr 2026, 12:28

The president of the publishing group 'Eksmo-AST', Oleg Novikov, announced the detention of the CEO of 'Eksmo', Evgeny Kapyev, and several employees as part of investigative actions related to an extremism case initiated in 2025.

@meduzalive 21 Apr 2026, 12:14

The editor-in-chief of 'Eksmo', Aleksandra Shipetina, has been detained in connection with the organization of extremist activities and is being taken for questioning.

@varlamov_news 21 Apr 2026, 12:00

Searches at the publishing house 'Eksmo' and the detention of its head Evgeny Kapyev are connected to the case of the publishing houses Popcorn books and Individuum, which revealed that money from the sales of banned books was funneled to 'Eksmo', with management being aware.

@meduzalive 21 Apr 2026, 11:47

The CEO of the publishing house 'Eksmo', Kapyeva, is suspected of involvement in an extremism case related to the distribution of novels by Elena Malisova and Ekaterina Silvanova, which authorities considered to promote LGBT propaganda.

@varlamov_news 21 Apr 2026, 11:29