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Russia labels Moscow Digital Media and RS-Balt 'foreign agents'

Russia's government on Friday declared two more popular media outlets "foreign agents", pressing ahead with a crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression. The justice ministry added Rosbalt and Republic to its list of "foreign agents".

Reuters WORLD
Published October 15,2021 08:46 PM
Updated October 15,2021 10:02 PM
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Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday added Moscow Digital Media and RS-Balt, the legal entity of the Rosbalt media outlet, to its list of "foreign agents", the ministry's website showed.

The government uses the "foreign agent" designation to label foreign-funded organisations that it says are engaged in political activity.

The term carries negative Soviet-era connotations and subjects those designated to extra government scrutiny.