LONDON: The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned on Monday attacks against Russian journalists, urging Russian authorities to “stop harassing members of the press and labeling them as foreign agents. “Blocking websites, detaining journalists, adding them to the foreign agents list; in Russia, authorities will clearly use all means at their disposal to stifle independent
On 8 April, the Russian Ministry of Justice labelled one 'Novaya Gazeta' correspondent and two 'RFE/RL' journalists as “media foreign agents”. Separately, a 'Radio Svoboda' journalist was charged with "discrediting the army".