The Ministry of Justice expanded the list of 'foreign agents'. The…
The Ministry of Justice expanded the list of 'foreign agents'. The following were added: Libertarian Party of Russia — a wing of the Libertarian Party under the leadership of Sergey Karnavsky; Don Republican Movement; blogger Adam 'Abu Kavkaz' Aushov; activist Vadim Petrov.
Consensus
- The Russian Ministry of Justice added a second wing of the Libertarian Party of Russia to its register of foreign agents on July 24.
- Blogger Adam Aushev, activist Vadim Petrov (also known as V. Petров), and the Don Republican Movement were included in the list of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice.
- All listed individuals and organizations are accused by the Ministry of spreading false information about Russian authorities, opposing the special military operation in Ukraine, and violating Russia's territorial integrity.
- The faction led by Marina Matsapulina was previously designated as a foreign agent on July 17.
- Following its designation, the Matsapulina-led faction announced it had suspended its activities.
Points of divergence
- The Libertarian Party of Russia was founded in April 2008 and split into two independent organizations in 2020, with different leaders: Mikhail Svetov (later replaced by Marina Matsapulina) and Sergey Boyko (later succeeded by Sergei Karnavsky). — kommersant
- The Ministry of Justice also listed the head of the Ecological Chamber of Russia's State Secretary and the chairperson of the Public Council of Roshydromet, Vadim Petrov. — vedomosti
- Adam Aushev is known by the pseudonym 'Abu Kavkaz' and has been internationally wanted in Russia for extremism-related charges including justification of terrorism and Nazi rehabilitation. — fontanka
- Savelovsky District Court of Moscow issued a warrant for the arrest of Mikhail Svetov on July 20, charging him with evasion of obligations under foreign agent legislation; maximum penalty is two years in prison. — vm
Coverage (8 sources)
- Ministry of Justice designates LPR as a foreign agent under the chairmanship of Karnavsky — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Ministry of Justice expands list of foreign agents. Included: — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Ministry of Justice adds second Russian Libertarian Party to the list of foreign agents — Ведомости
- Ministry of Justice expands list of 'foreign agents' — ASTRA
- Ministry of Justice expands list of foreign agents. The Libertarian Party is added for the second week in a row — Фонтанка
- Another wing of the 'Libertarian Party of Russia' recognized as a foreign agent — Вечерняя Москва
- Russia's Libertarian Party, headed by Karnavsky, declared as a foreign agent — Коммерсантъ
- Another Russian Libertarian Party Recognized as a Foreign Agent — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Ministry of Justice
- Russia
- Sergey Karnavsky
- Libertarian Party
- Vadim Petrov
- Adam Aushev
- Liberty Party of Russia
- Don Republic Movement
- LPR
- Ministry of Justice
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU