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The law enables freezing bank accounts, blocking property sales and denying passport renewal to designated exiled journalists.

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

Statement: The law enables freezing bank accounts, blocking property sales and denying passport renewal to designated exiled journalists.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Exiled journalists face frozen assets and denial of consular services
About: incident 2026-russia-new-law-targets-exiled-journalists-assets
Source: Russia: new law expands Kremlin's legal persecution of exiled journalists
Publisher: Reporters Without Borders
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2026-07-29

Quotation from the source

This new law adds yet another layer to an already extensive legal arsenal aimed at crushing independent journalism.