In the case database of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow, cases about the absence of “foreign agent” markings (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) appeared against the founder of Dozhd, Natalya Sindeeva , as well as journalists Yulia Latynina and Alexey Pivovarov. All case files are available on the court website.
It is unknown which publications became the basis for drawing up the protocols. In September 2023, Sindeeva was fined under the same article because of three telegram posts.
- Journalist Alexey Pivovarov was added to the register of “foreign agents” in the summer of 2022, and Natalya Sindeeva and Yulia Latynina in the fall.
- 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 who is recognized as “foreign agents” and on what grounds, what restrictions these people and organizations face, as well as what risks those who interact with them bear in our report .
- In the fall of 2021, OVD-Info launched the Inoteka 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.”