The Ministry of Justice recognized six people and one NGO as “foreign agents”

The Ministry of Justice added six more people to the list of media “foreign agents”. About this on the department's website.

reported The register included rapper Ivan Dremin (Face), candidate of historical sciences and former HSE teacher Dmitry Dubrovsky, former lawyer, blogger covering the war with Ukraine, Mark Feigin, journalist of the publication Idel.Realii Ekaterina Mayakovskaya, correspondent of Novaya Gazeta Irina Tumakova (Borukhovich), writer and journalist Andrei Filimonov.

A “foreign agent” is also the regional public organization for the support and development of alternative educational technologies and intercultural communications “Interra”.

21:51 recognized The organization was included in the register of NGOs-“foreign agents”.

• At the end of December 2020, the State Duma introduced changes to the legislation on “foreign agents”. According to new clarifications, the status of “foreign agent” can be obtained by an individual engaged in political activities and receiving money for this from abroad. Another bill prohibits the dissemination in the media of information from “foreign agents” without a special mark. Tightening of legislation in February 2021. accepted continued

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