Affiliated media: Groza, Online media

Incident date: November 10, 2023

Attack type:

• Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has added the student media outlet Groza to the register of «foreign agents». According to the agency’s version, this media project participated in the formation of a negative image of the Russian Federation, «disseminated inaccurate information about the decisions taken by the public authorities of the Russian Federation and the policy pursued by them, including in the field of education», «promoted a foreign educational organisation recognised as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation». Earlier, Groza’s social networks pages were blocked.