In a statement, the ministry listed, in accordance with the law on mass media, several outlets as “foreign agents”. Among those are Voice of America, Radio Free Europe \/ Radio Liberty (RFE \/ RL) and Current Time TV, which is run jointly by the previous two.<\/p>\n
Other information websites listed are Azatliq Radiosi, Sibir.Realii, Idel.Realii, Kavkaz.Realii, Kyrm.Realii and factograph.info.<\/p>\n
The move came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree assigning the ministry the authority to maintain a register of media foreign agents.<\/p>\n
The journalists working for the outlets listed may not enter Russia\u2019s State Duma — lower house of parliament. Last week, Moscow banned all U.S. media from accession to the Duma.<\/p>\n
Russian State Duma Committee head Olga Savastyanova said on Dec. 1 that the decision was taken in response to the recent U.S. Congress move to strip the accreditation of Russia’s English-language news channel RT America.<\/p>\n
On Nov. 13, the U.S. Department of Justice demanded RT to register as a foreign agent for playing a key role in what it termed an “influence campaign” aimed at undercutting Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton during last year’s presidential race.<\/p>\n
In response, Putin on Nov. 25 signed a law to introduce a “foreign agent” status for foreign media outlets.<\/p>\n\n
Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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