The State Duma commented on the inclusion of "Meduza" in the list of media foreign agents

“After Meduza is recognized as a foreign agent, nothing will essentially change in the work of its employees.

The only thing is that they will have to decide for themselves how comfortable it is for them to work in an organization that receives funding from foreign sources, ”Khinshtein said.

He also noted that any mention of this publication must now be accompanied by an indication that it is a foreign agent.

“If journalists want to engage in political activity, then when mentioning their names in the media and in official documents, it will be necessary to indicate that they are affiliated with a foreign agent, since they receive a salary from him,” he said.

According to Khinshtein, despite Meduza's recognition as a foreign agent, its journalists are not foreign agents as individuals.

According to the law, political activity is considered to be the organization of rallies and public debates, election observation, public appeals to state bodies, dissemination of opinions on state policy, as well as the formation of socio-political views and beliefs.

In addition, Alexander Khinshtein noted that Meduza is not a media outlet in Russia.

“We cannot count this publication as a media outlet, since it is not accredited in Russia.

Let me remind you that according to the law, foreign media must be accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Meduza refuses to submit an application for this, although the procedure is purely formal, ”he said.

The Ministry of Justice entered the Internet edition Meduza into the register of foreign mass media performing the functions of a foreign agent on 23 April.

In September 2018, RT published an article about foreign funding for Meduza.

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