Russia adds Meduza to foreign agents list
The Ministry of Justice has once again added 'Media Zone' to the registry of 'foreign agents'.
Consensus
- The Russian Ministry of Justice added 'Mediазона' to the foreign agents registry on August 21.
- The 'First Flight' project was added to the registry.
- Five individuals—Mikhail Chemedanov, Igor Sadreev, Natalya Kiseleva, Vsevolod Bederzon, and Alexander Litreiev—were added to the registry.
- The Ministry of Justice stated that the listed entities and individuals disseminated false information about Russian authorities and opposed the special military operation in Ukraine.
- The listed individuals and projects are alleged to have participated in spreading materials from foreign agents and undesirable organizations.
- The legal entity that previously founded 'Mediазона', LLC 'ZP', was liquidated on March 11, 2024.
- Following the liquidation, 'Mediазона' was removed from the registry and had not been formally listed since.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Justice listed affiliated individuals including Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina, Petr Verzilov, Sergey Smirnov, Dmitry Treschaniin, Tatyana Felgenhauser, and Alla Konstantinova, each separately in the registry. — mediazona
- All listed individuals reside outside Russia. — vesti
- The Foundation for the Support of Press Freedom and LLC 'Radio Svoboda' were removed from the registry due to liquidation. — kommersant
- 'Mediазона' was previously listed in December 2021 under the legal entity 'ZP'. — meduza
- 'Mediазона' was added as the publication itself, not the legal entity of the editorial office. — tg_idelrealii
- Sergey Smirnov, the former editor-in-chief, had previously been recognized as a foreign agent. — interfax
Coverage (14 sources)
- Ministry of Justice re-added "Media Zone" to the registry of "foreign agents" — Медиазона
- Ministry of Justice updated the registry of foreign agents, including 2 projects and 5 individuals — Вести
- Ministry of Justice added several journalists to the registry of foreign agents and again — "Media Zone" — Коммерсантъ
- Internet publication "Mediazona" recognized as foreign agent — Вести
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation declared today so-called foreign agents: — Радио Свобода
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation again declared 'Media Zone' a 'foreign agent' — Meduza
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation updated the registry of "foreign agents" — Idel.Реалии
- Media Zone publication added to the registry of foreign agents — Интерфакс
- Internet publication "Mediazona" added to the registry of foreign agents — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation recognized "Media Zone" as a "foreign agent" — SOTAvision
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation updated the registry of "foreign agents" — Север.Реалии
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation updated the registry of "foreign agents" — Сибирь.Реалии
- Immediately seven. The Ministry of Justice after a long break announced new foreign agents — Фонтанка
- Internet publication "Mediazona" recognized as a foreign agent in Russia — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Mediasphere
- Russia
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Justice
- Natalya Kiseleva
- Vsevolod Bederson
- Miloslav Chedomanov
- Moscow
- The Village
- Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Google Ads
- First Flight
- INTERFAX.RU