Novaya Gazeta, Former Editor Added to Russia's 'Foreign Agent' List
"New Newspaper" and the former editor-in-chief of the publishing house Individuum have been added to the list of "foreign agents".
Consensus
- Novaya Gazeta was added to the list of 'foreign agents' by the Russian Ministry of Justice.
- The former editor-in-chief of Individuum was added to the list of 'foreign agents'.
- The Ministry of Justice published a list of individuals affiliated with Novaya Gazeta.
- The list of affiliated individuals includes over 100 people.
- Some individuals on the affiliated list had previously been recognized as 'foreign agents'.
- The 'affiliated' status does not carry the same restrictions as 'foreign agent' status, but imposes additional requirements, such as disclosing status in election materials.
- Liability for violations of foreign agent laws may extend to affiliated individuals in certain cases.
Points of divergence
- The list includes one of the co-founders and director of the StraightForward fund, a journalist, writer, and former chief editor of Individuum Felix Sandalov. — tg_tvrain
- The list includes the journal 'Istoricheskaya Ekspertiza', poet and publicist Sergey Leybgar, and professor of bioinformatics Tatyana Tatarinova from the University of La Verne. — tvrain
Coverage (3 sources)
- «New Newspaper» and former editor-in-chief of publishing house Individuum added to list of «foreign agents» This follows data from the website... — Дождь (Telegram)
- «New Newspaper» and former editor-in-chief of publishing house Individuum added to list of «foreign agents» — Дождь
- «New Newspaper» and former editor-in-chief of publishing house Individuum added to list of «foreign agents» — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Individuum
- Novaya Gazeta
- StraightForward
- Felix Sandalov
- Historical Expertise
- Sergey Leybhard
- University of La Verne
- Ministry of Justice
- Tatyana Tatarinova
More on Felix Sandalov
- Russia Adds Novaya Gazeta and 3 Individuals to Foreign Agents Registry
- Novaya Gazeta declared foreign agent
- Russia Adds Novaya Gazeta to Foreign Agents List