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December 31, 2020 23:20 IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin has broadened the labelling of non-governmental groups and media outlets as “foreign agents,” a term that harks back to the Soviet era.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has broadened the labelling of non-governmental groups and media outlets as “foreign agents,” a term that harks back to the Soviet era.
The United States on Thursday voiced alarm after Russia expanded rules against NGOs and media considered “foreign agents,” accusing Moscow of stifling free expression.
“Deeply troubled by Russia’s intensifying repression of its civil society,” Cale Brown, the State Department’s deputy spokesman, wrote on Twitter.