The Ministry of Justice recognized “Important Stories” and the American “Association for the Advancement of Journalism” as undesirable

The Ministry of Justice has a list of “undesirable” organizations in Russia: now it includes the media “Important Stories”, registered in Latvia, and the American Association for the Advancement of Journalism.

added the Latvian legal entity “Important Stories” and six of its employees to the register of “foreign agents” in August 2021. The Association for the Development of Journalism (JDN) is the founder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Research Center (OCCRP), which began work in Russia in September 2021.

included stopped Before this, the only media recognized as undesirable in Russia was . The media was liquidated, some of its journalists faced pressure and the country.

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In 2015, the State Duma adopted amendments to the law “On measures of influence on persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation” and introduced the concept of an “undesirable” organization into the legislation. According to , the category of “undesirable” includes foreign or international non-governmental organizations that “pose a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order,” “the defense capability of the country or the security of the state.” “Undesirable” organizations, in accordance with the law, are prohibited from opening structural divisions on Russian territory, distributing their information materials, including on the Internet, and conducting their projects in the country.

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