The Ministry of Justice added Arkady Babchenko to the register of “foreign agents”. Human rights project removed from the list

The Ministry of Justice included in the register of “foreign agents” journalist Arkady Babchenko and Kroniker LLC, created by “foreign agent” Vladimir Ruvinsky. This is reported on the department's website.

The organization of human rights activist Lev Ponomarev, “Hot Line,” which helps prisoners, was excluded from the list. It was included in the register in February 2019, and in August 2022 the organization was liquidated at the request of the Ministry of Justice.

According to the department, Babchenko “raised funds in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

Former Vedomosti journalist Vladimir Ruvinsky was included in the register of “foreign agents” in August 2022.

• In December 2022, the law and numerous legislative amendments to “foreign agency” regulation came into force. Among other things, they tighten liability for failure to submit reports to the Ministry of Justice, and also abolish banking, family and commercial secrets. More details in the analysis of OVD-Info .
• In addition, Vladimir Putin signed a law on imprisonment for a term of up to five years for “foreign agents” who were brought to justice twice in a year for violating the procedure for the activities of a “foreign agent” (Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code).
• OVD-Info launched the Inoteka project. We investigate practices of pressure on civil initiatives and protect victims from laws on “foreign agents.”