The Libertarian Party of Russia has been recognized by the Ministry…
The Libertarian Party of Russia has been recognized by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation as a foreign agent. The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation declared the 'Libertarian Party of Russia' to be a foreign agent on its territory.
Consensus
- The Libertarian Party of Russia was recognized as a foreign agent by the Russian Ministry of Justice on July 17.
- The Ministry cited the party's dissemination of false information about state policy and elections, opposition to the special military operation in Ukraine, and calls for undermining Russia’s territorial integrity.
- Other entities and individuals were also added to the foreign agents register on the same day, including 'Fourth Sector', OVD-Info, Alexander Polivanov, Dmitry Petrov, Boris Nadzhdin, Timofey Rogozhin, Yekaterina Voropay, and 'Staff of Candidates'.
- The Libertarian Party of Russia is an unregistered political organization that was formed in 2008.
Points of divergence
- The Libertarian Party of Russia began forming in St. Petersburg at the end of 2007, with its founding conference held in Moscow in March 2008 and official foundation date set as April 15, 2008. — fontanka
- The Libertarian Party of Russia was led by M.V. Matsapulina at the time of its recognition as a foreign agent. — vm
- 'OVD-Info' was included in both the foreign agents register and the terrorist/extremist registry. — fontanka
- The 'Fourth Sector' project had previously been listed as a foreign agent in 2021. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Libertarian Party of Russia recognized by the Ministry of Justice as a foreign agent — Фонтанка
- Russian Ministry of Justice Recognizes 'Liberty Party of Russia' as a Foreign Agent — Вечерняя Москва