In Russia, a revised law has come into effect that prohibits people and organizations designated as ``foreign agents,'' meaning foreign spies, from posting advertisements, further tightening controls on speech critical of the regime. I am.
The revised law was signed by President Putin on the 11th and went into effect.
Persons or organizations designated as "foreign agents" by the Ministry of Justice are prohibited from posting advertisements for other individuals or organizations, or the media is prohibited from publishing advertisements for "agents," and if this is violated. is subject to fines and criminal penalties.
This will not only prevent the "agent" from earning advertising revenue, but also greatly restrict the dissemination of information about the "agent" through the media and the Internet.
In Russia, individuals and organizations that do not comply with the government's wishes are being designated one after another as ``foreign agents,'' and the control of speech is becoming even stronger.
TASS also reported that Russian security authorities detained a South Korean man in Vladivostok in Russia's Far East on suspicion of spying and transferred him to Moscow for further investigation.
It is said to be the first time that a South Korean national has been detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage, and a man was detained earlier this year during an investigation into a spy case. On the 11th, a Moscow court decided to extend his detention until mid-June. That is to say.
The Russian government has designated South Korea, along with Japan and other countries, as "unfriendly countries" due to sanctions against Russia.