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EU released the appeal in support of "Medusa"
On April 24, the external relations of the European Union published a statement in support of the Medusa publication after the media entered the register of foreign agents.
"We reject the decision of the Russian authorities to include the independent media" Medusa "in the list of" foreign agents ". The unchanging position of the European Union under the so -called" law on foreign agents "is that this law is a systematic violation of the main freedoms and an element of civil society, independent media and the political opposition in Russia. The fact that the Russian authorities continue to state pressure on the same Independent media platforms, and on individual journalists and other participants in the media industry.
- The Ministry of Justice of Russia introduced the Medusa publication in the media register that performs the function of a foreign agent on April 23.
- In 2012, the law on foreign agents began to operate in Russia. According to the document, any NPO or public movement can be included in the list of agents if they receive financial support from abroad and conduct political activities. At the same time, the criteria for which such activities are determined are not clearly defined in the law.
- The legislation on "foreign agents" in Russia is criticized by human rights activists who fall under it by organizations and other countries. The Russian authorities are recommended to abandon the term "foreign agent" and clearly determine the concept of "political activity" for NPOs.
- According to the recently adopted law, “media, a foreign agent, can be recognized by an individual who distributes the materials of the publication or legal entity recognized by a foreign agent, participates in their creation and receives foreign financing
- The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation included five people in the register of "foreign media performing the functions of a foreign agent." Human rights activist Lev Ponomarev, activist Daria Apakhonchich, editor -in -chief of the Pskov province, Denis Kamalyagin, collaborating with Radio Liberty, journalists Lyudmila Savitskaya and Sergey Markelov fell into the register. . The Ministry of Justice did not explain on what grounds he included five people in the register.