Affiliated media: Ateo, Media project

Incident date: October 18, 2024

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 Ateo media project to the register of «foreign agents». According to the Ministry of Justice, it disseminated fakes about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities, the Russian army and the electoral system, as well as content from other «foreign agents». The creators and owners of the Ateo project are persons living outside Russia, the Ministry said in a communiqué.