Roman Anin

Roman Aleksandrovich Anin (; born 16 December 1986) is a Russian investigative journalist. He is one of the founders of the independent iStories outlet and a former journalist for the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. The main investigation in which he was involved is the investigation of the Panama Papers.

The Russian government has stripped Anin of his Russian citizenship for journalism that does not fit the government's narratives.

Early life Anin was born in Moldova. He also studied at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences as a Ph.D. candidate in global economics.

Since 2009, Anin has been working with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. He is also teaches students at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia. In 2018–2019, Anin studied under the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford programme.

In 2020, Anin launched the iStories investigative outlet. The day before, the Russian messaging app Telegram blocked Anin's account without explaining the reasons.

On 17 June 2024, a Moscow court issued an arrest warrant for Anin on a charge of spreading "false information" about the Russian armed forces in Ukraine. Russia's Interior Ministry added Anin to its wanted list.

Awards and honours 2012: ; Artyom Borovik award; diploma of the .

The 2013 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award for "his work in probing cases of crime and cronyism in Russia, the repercussions of which have led to further investigations by other countries and the European Union".

2015: Sergei Magnitsky Human Rights Award;

2019: Finalist of Global Shining Light Award.

2020: ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award for launching iStories.

The 2021 European Press Prize Investigative Reporting Award for the Kirill and Katya: Love, offshores, and administrative resources. How marrying Putin’s daughter gave Kirill Shamalov a world of opportunity article. His grandfather was labelled as an "enemy of the people" and spent 15 years in prison.