The court returned three protocols to the Ministry of Justice on the absence of the Moscow City Duma deputy’s label as a “foreign agent”

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow returned to the Ministry of Justice three protocols against Moscow City Duma deputy Daria Besedina, drawn up under the article on the lack of proper labeling in the publications of a “foreign agent” (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code). “Mediazona” should pay attention to the information on the court’s website.

appealed. The reasons for the return of the case materials are still unknown. Information about the protocols against Besedina on May 26.

appeared The deputy from Yabloko on the list of “foreign agents” on January 20. The justification for inclusion in the register was that, according to the Ministry of Justice, Besedina “took part in the creation and dissemination of messages and materials of foreign agents,” and also spoke out against the war and “promoted LGBT relations.”

introduced - In May of this year, protocols on unlabeling posts on social networks were also drawn up for the musician known as Noize MC, TV presenter, singer Elizaveta Gyrdymova, rapper, historian and teacher, director of the LGBTQ group “Coming Out”, blogger and libertarian, writer and others . Ivan Alekseev Tatyana Lazareva Monetochka Alisher Morgenstern Tamara Eidelman Alexandra Voronov Mikhail Svetov Dmitry Glukhovsky - The legislation on “foreign agents” is becoming stricter every year. On December 1, 2022, the law “On control over the activities of persons under foreign influence” came into force, as well as numerous legislative amendments to “foreign agency” regulation. You can read about the list of “affiliated persons”, new registers and other innovations in the law on “foreign agents”. analysis of OVD-Info - In addition, Vladimir Putin has 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). signed - In the fall of 2021, 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. In December 2021, together with the Center for the Protection of Media Rights, we began to provide legal support to people and organizations that were included in the registers of “foreign agents.” "Inoteka"