The Ministry of Justice has replenished the registers of “foreign agents”. “Vesna”, Navalny’s associates and journalists got there

The Ministry of Justice has added to the registers of “foreign agents”:

• the “Vesna” movement was added to the register of unregistered public associations - “foreign agents”. included in the register of media “foreign agents”: film critic and author of “Medusa” Anton Dolin, ex-editor-in-chief of “MBH Media” Veronika Kutsillo and ex-journalist of the publication Ivan Zhadayev, ex-deputy editor-in-chief of “Vedomosti” Kirill Kharatyan, former journalist of “Vedomosti” » Vladimir Ruvinsky, as well as ex-journalist of Open Media Natalia Telegina. added to the register of individual “foreign agents” the editor-in-chief of Dozhd, Tikhon Dzyadko, Navalny’s press secretary, Kira Yarmysh, and the host of the YouTube show “Popular Politics,” Dmitry Nizovtsev. included Kira Yarmysh, Dmitry Nizovtsev and other Navalny supporters, hosts of the “Popular Politics” show, in August, a criminal case for disseminating “fakes” about the army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). In May, a case against eight people mentioned in the Ministry of Justice register in the paragraph dedicated to “Spring”, in the column “Information about the founders and (or) leaders of the association”, was about the creation of a non-profit organization that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens. Viasna coordinator Bohdan Lytvyn and movement activist Timofey Martynenko were added to the register of individuals - “foreign agents” on October 6.

initiated initiated introduced - 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 continued over the years. accepted 2021 2022 - In February 2022, OVD-Info launched the project ​. We explore the practice of applying laws on “foreign agents”, talk about their impact on civil society and specific people, initiate discussions with experts and suggest ways of possible changes. "Inoteka"