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Russian media law poses threat to free press -U.S. State Department | The Indian Express

Russian media law poses threat to free press -U.S. State Department | The Indian Express

Russian media law poses threat to free press -U.S. State Department

The law, signed by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, allows Moscow to force foreign media to brand news they provide to Russians as the work of “foreign agents” and to disclose their funding sources.

By: Reuters | Washington | Published: November 29, 2017 10:30 am
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The legislation was rushed through Russia’s parliament in two weeks after the United States required Russian state broadcaster RT to register its U.S.-based affiliate company as a “foreign agent.” REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that a new law allowing Russia’s Justice Ministry to list foreign media outlets as “foreign agents” posed a threat to free press and it urged Moscow not to use the measure to tighten control over the media.

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