Laws on the obligation of the media to indicate the status of terrorist organizations were approved by the Federation Council
The media are obligated to accompany references to terrorist organizations with an appropriate explanation. On June 23, 2021, the Federation Council approved a law according to which Art. 4 of the Law "On the Mass Media" introduces the obligation of the media, when mentioning an organization included in the list of terrorist organizations, to report on this status, as well as amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses, for which liability is established for the media under Part 2 of Art.