Russia Adds Khodorkovsky LIVE, Journalists to Foreign Agents List
* — the 'Khodorkovsky LIVE' project has been added to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation's registry of foreign agents; ** — V. A. Klepkin has been added to the Ministry of Justice's registry of foreign agents; *** — M. P. Mikayelyan has been added to the Ministry of Justice registry of foreign agents
Consensus
- The Russian Ministry of Justice added 'Khodorkovsky LIVE' to the register of foreign agents on September 25.
- Journalist Valery Klepkin was added to the register of foreign agents.
- Art historian Maria Mikayelyan was added to the register of foreign agents.
- The register includes more than 1,200 individuals and organizations.
- The law on foreign agents, enacted in 2012, allows the Ministry of Justice to designate individuals and media as foreign agents.
- The designation applies to those receiving foreign funding or deemed under foreign influence.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Justice stated that 'Khodorkovsky LIVE' spread false information about Russian state decisions and policies, misrepresented the Russian Armed Forces, and opposed the special military operation in Ukraine. — fontanka
Coverage (7 sources)
- New "foreign agent" — YouTube channel "Khodorkovsky LIVE" — Meduza
- Ministry of Justice of Russia declared 'foreign agents': — Север.Реалии
- Ministry of Justice of Russia declared 'foreign agents': — Сибирь.Реалии
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation updated the registry of "foreign agents" — Idel.Реалии
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation declared today so-called foreign agents: — Радио Свобода
- Project "Khodorkovsky LIVE"* added to the registry of foreign agents — Фонтанка
- Ministry of Justice of Russia recognized media project "Khodorkovsky LIVE" as a "foreign agent" — Настоящее Время
Key entities
- Russia
- Khodorkovsky LIVE
- Ministry of Justice
- Valery Klepkin
- Maria Mikelyan
- Ministry of Justice
- Michael Khodorkovsky
- YouTube
- Idelrealii
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