Russia labels journalists as ‘foreign agents’

in news •  3 years ago 

"Journalists labelled as ‘foreign agents’, outlets told they will be blocked unless they remove ‘unreliable information’."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/26/russian-regulator-warns-local-media-over-coverage-ukraine-war

"In the latest iteration of its crackdown against individuals and organization viewed as unfriendly to the Kremlin, Russia on Thursday designated a disparate group of activists, satirists, and others as “foreign agents.”"
https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/12/russia-designates-pussy-riot-members-satirist-journalists-as-foreign-agents/

"Russian authorities have labeled nine more journalists and three media organizations as “foreign agents,” part of official efforts to sideline critics — just as a Russian journalist won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize"
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-authorities-expand-list-foreign-agent-media-80485053

Putin’s crackdown: how Russia’s journalists became ‘foreign agents’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/11/putins-crackdown-how-russias-journalists-became-foreign-agents

Russia Brands Bellingcat, Journalists ‘Foreign Agents’
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/10/08/russia-brands-bellingcat-journalists-foreign-agents-a75253

Russia's 'Foreign Agent' Law Targets Journalists, Activists, Even Ordinary Citizens
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/31/1021804569/russias-foreign-agent-law-targets-journalists-activists-even-ordinary-citizens

Russia extends ‘foreign agents’ law to critics of military and security
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/01/russia-extends-foreign-agents-law-to-critics-of-military-and-security

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