Claim 688

The criminal penalty for individuals who do not comply with the label's requirements.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The criminal penalty for individuals who do not comply with the label's requirements.
Field: action
Value: Noncompliance can carry up to two years in prison
About: incident 2021-russia-designates-meduza-foreign-agent
Source: Russia designates independent outlets Meduza and PASMI as 'foreign agents'
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2021-04-26

Quotation from the source

In cases of non-compliance, people working for "foreign agent" outlets can face up to two years in prison,