# Claim 75

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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-russia-new-law-targets-exiled-journalists-assets)
- Source: Russia: new law expands Kremlin's legal persecution of exiled journalists. https://rsf.org/en/russia-new-law-expands-kremlin-s-legal-persecution-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.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/75. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.