Both houses of Russia’s parliament have endorsed that opens the way for the labelling of individual journalists as foreign agents.
Human rights groups see the move as the latest in a string of measures designed to stifle criticism of the Russian government. The move was a response to mass protests in 2012, which Russia’s President Vladimir Putin accused Western countries and media outlets of stirring up. Bloggers and independent journalists who receive payment for any article paid for by foreign media outlets are also affected by the bill.
It sounds crazy but in reality most of them are.
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