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Moscow, Russia:
Russia on Friday added respected journalist and Nobel Prize co-recipient Dmitry Muratov to its list of foreign agents, a label officials typically use to suppress critics.
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The move to target the editor of Russia’s top independent publication Novaya Gazeta is part of a broader crackdown on respected civil society organizations that has intensified with Moscow’s assault on Ukraine.
“Dmitry Muratov used a foreign platform to spread opinions aimed at creating a negative attitude towards the foreign and domestic policy of the Russian Federation,” Russia’s Ministry of Justice justified the verdict.
The ministry also accused Dmitry Muratov of creating and distributing the material along with other foreign agents. “What is there to comment on? For comments, contact the Ministry of Justice,” Novaya Gazeta’s website said. It said the list of foreign agents now includes 674 “eligible” people and entities.
The label, reminiscent of the Soviet-era term “enemy of the people,” adds heavy administrative hurdles and requires disclosure of funding sources.
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