New amendments order reporters working for 'foreign agent' companies to get same status

Russian MPs have prepared new amendments ordering reporters who receive money from foreign sources and promote the agenda of media outlets registered as ‘foreign agents’ to receive this status as private persons. The motion has been prepared by lawmakers from the majority party United Russia and leftist parliamentary opposition party Fair Russia and was presented […]

OSCE reacts to labeling media as 'foreign agents' – but only after Russia did it

The OSCE has finally paid attention to the issue of media outlets being labeled “foreign agents” and condemned this practice. The organization only took notice after Moscow’s retaliatory move to RT being targeted in the US. “Branding media entities as ‘foreign agents’ is a dangerous practice, as it can narrow the space for freedom of […]

Forcing RT to register as 'foreign agent' is a ‘horrendous blow to press freedom’

Washington’s ultimatum that forced RT to register as a ‘foreign agent’ under a 1938 law created to counter Nazi Germany has drawn condemnation, with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) terming it a “troubling precedent.” “Compelling RT to register under FARA is a bad idea. This is a shift in how the law has been […]