The Ministry of Justice declared four journalists Idel.Realii, as well as the organization for the protection of the rights of conscripts, to be “foreign agents”

Ministry of Justice of Russia included to the list of media-“foreign agents” of four Idel.Realii journalists – Regina Khisamova, Regina Himalova, Andrei Grigoriev and Alina Grigorieva.

In addition, in the register of non-profit organizations – “foreign agents” included the human rights group “Citizen.Armiya.Pravo”, which protects the rights of conscripts, military personnel and those who are doing alternative service.

The register already contains more than a hundred media “foreign agents”.

At the end of 2019, the State Duma passed a law allowing individuals to be included in the register of media outlets – “foreign agents”. A person can be assigned such a status if he receives any foreign funding and distributes “printed, audio, audiovisual and other messages and materials intended for an unlimited number of people,” including on the Internet.