Russia’s Justice Ministry has developed a habit of announcing “foreign agent” designations on Friday evenings. October 8 was no exception. The Justice Ministry announced a total of 12 additions to the list: nine individuals and three media organizations (including the investigative project Bellingcat). Current Time TV correspondent Elizaveta Surnacheva, the former deputy editor-in-chief of the investigative outlet Proekt, is among the journalists who were blacklisted. In her own words, she tells Meduza how she received the news.
Meduza: Russian journalist Surnacheva on being labeled a ‘foreign agent’
A view of the Federal Security Service (FSB) headquarters in downtown Moscow on Dec. 21, 2020.
