Affiliated media: Verstka, Online media

Incident date: December 22, 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 Verstka Media to the register of «foreign agents». The Ministry said in a statement that the media outlet «participated in the creation and distribution of content of foreign agents, opposed the special military operation, and disseminated inaccurate information about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities». The Ministry of Justice recalls that the editor-in-chief of Verstka Lola Tagayeva was declared a «foreign agent».