The Russian Ministry of Justice updated the register of foreign agents, adding five new individuals and excluding one organization. The relevant changes are reflected in the registry on the official website. sections.
According to the Ministry of Justice, journalists Dmitry Gubin (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), Dmitry Elovsky (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) and Andrey Soldatov (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) were added to the list of foreign agents. recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), lawyer Kirill Kachur (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) and political scientist Maria Snegova (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation). They all currently live abroad.
As the Ministry explained, Gubin, Elovsky, Kachur and Soldatov were engaged in spreading false information about decisions taken by public authorities of the Russian Federation. Snegovaya participated as a participant in information platforms of foreign structures, and also created and published materials from foreign agencies.
“From the records of foreign agents <…> The Ministry noted that the regional national-cultural public organization “Tuba Kalyk” (Tubalary) was excluded.
It was announced that the Altay organization was removed from the list due to its liquidation.
Before that, Moscow Ostankino Court decided A fine of 50 thousand rubles to the writer Dmitry Glukhovsky (known as an agent of foreign media in the Russian Federation) for not being marked as a foreign agent on social networks.
Chuychenko, formerly head of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation statedHe does not view the law on foreign agents as oppressive.