Russian rapper Oxxxymiron and writer Dmitry Glukhovsky declared foreign agents

The Russian Ministry of Justice included writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, journalist Evgenia Baltarova, and sociologist Iskendar Yasaveyev on its register of media “foreign agents.”

The ministry also included the rapper Oxxxymiron (Miron Fyodorov), Radio Liberty journalist Irina Storozheva, and the politician Alena Popova on its register of individuals who are “foreign agents.”

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• After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, writer Dmitry Glukhovsky consistently spoke out against the war. In June, he was placed on a federal wanted list in a criminal case concerning “fake news” about the Russian army.
• The rapper Oxxxymiron canceled his Russian appearances after the war began, left the country, and gave several concerts to benefit Ukrainian refugees. He returned to Russia in September.