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  • Russia on Friday designated Meduza, a popular Russian-language news website based in Latvia, a "foreign agent" as authorities pile pressure on independent media. Founded in 2014, Meduza is one of Russia's leading independent news websites. It is based in EU member Latvia to circumvent censorship from Moscow, but some of its journalists live in Russia. On Friday, the Russian justice ministry said in a statement that Meduza's Latvia-registered company had been added to the "list of foreign media outlets carrying out the function of a foreign agent". The ministry said the decision was based on "enforcing the requirements of existing laws in the Russian Federation". Kremlin critics say that during his two decades in power President Vladimir Putin has silenced most dissidents and muzzled the media The few opposition and independent media that still operate in Russia are under huge pressure, Kremlin critics say. Meduza said that the "foreign agent" tag was "bad news" for the publication. In a statement on Twitter, Meduza said the designation has "discriminatory status in Russia that will make it harder for us to do our job and earn a living". The publication also said it plans to challenge the decision in court. Groups or individuals identified as "foreign agents" in Russia must disclose their sources of funding and label publications with the relevant tag or face fines. Legislation behind the the term "foreign agent" was originally passed in 2012 to cover NGOs. It was expanded to include media organisations in 2017 after Kremlin-funded RT (former Russia Today) was declared a foreign agent in the United States. The US-funded Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe -- designated a "foreign agent" in 2017 -- has recently faced a flurry of huge fines over non-compliance with the law. acl/as/bp
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  • Russia labels popular news outlet a 'foreign agent'
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