The Ministry of Justice recognized Boris Grebenshchikov as an “ino -agent”

The Ministry of Justice of Russia updated the Unified Register of Foreign Agents. The musician Boris Grebenshchikov, the former chief rabbi of Moscow Philip (Pinhaas) Goddshmidt, journalists Alexei Gorpinchenko and Andrey Karaulov, deputy chairman of the Moscow Yabloko, deputy from “Fair Russia”, Mikhail Timonov, Autonomous Non-Profit-Educational School of Moscow, Network Edition, and the Network Edition, the Mikhail Gorpinchenko. Sota.Vision and the publication "Paper".

One of the first to the status was reacted to "paper". “According to the Ministry of Justice, your favorite“ paper ”” distributed information materials for foreign agents for an unlimited circle of persons and inaccurate information about the decisions made by the public authorities and the policy they pursue, as well as on the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. ”So that we can continue to disseminate information for an indefinite circle of persons, support our work is safe,” the publication said.

In particular, the domain of the humorous channel of the “Paper Huyaga”, which commented on his new status more concisely, has been included in the register of “foreign Agents”.

Moskhordum deputy Mikhail Timonov commented on the announcement of the “ino -agent” of Sota: “In the kingdom of lies, the conductor of truth is indeed a foreign agent.” He became the third deputy of the Moscow City Duma, declared "ino -agent", after Daria Besedina and Evgeny Stupin.

Pinhas Golshmidt became the second religious figure, whom the authorities declared an “ino -agent” after the Supreme Lama of Kalmykia Talo Tulka Rinpoche. In June last year, the Israeli media reported that the rabbi left Russia because of the refusal to maintain the war two weeks after the start of the invasion. In July, he officially left the post of chief rabbi of Moscow, and later spoke in support of the political prisoners Ilya Yashin, Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Kara-Murza and others.

• The legislation on "foreign agents" in Russia appeared in 2012. The law allowed the Ministry of Justice to recognize non-profit organizations by “foreign agents” if they receive financing from abroad and are engaged in “political activities”. The criteria for which such activities are determined are not clearly defined in the law, which allows the authorities to persecute organizations working in the field of education, culture, healthcare, ecology, and human rights protection.
• According to the "Virstki", 18% of all "foreign agents" in Russia instituted criminal cases. The most popular article for persecution is about the spread of fakes, that is, obviously false information, about the actions of the Russian army. The Russian authorities consider any statements that are different from the official statements of the Ministry of Defense.
• From December 1, 2022, anyone who is under "foreign influence" can be announced by the ino -agent.