Foreign agent law

A law requiring individuals or organizations that receive support from abroad, or are deemed to act for another country's interests, to register with the state as "foreign agents" and accept added restrictions or reporting obligations. Russia has expanded this framework to cover independent and exiled journalists.

Sources

1. Russia: new law expands Kremlin's legal persecution of exiled journalistsReporters Without Borders, 2026-07-29. Source record
2. Russia preps to block income of 'foreign agent' journalistsCommittee to Protect Journalists, 2025-02. Source record
3. Russia: Freedom in the World 2026 archived copyFreedom House, 2026. Source record