Further restrictions on ‘foreign agents’ in Russia
Foreign agents to be banned from seeking SONGO status
24.01.2025
Article published on the ASI website
These restrictions are to be discussed at a meeting of the Russian State Duma.
Vasily Piskarev, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russian Internal Affairs, said that his Committee would be meeting on 28 January to discuss new restrictions on foreign agents which includes a number of bills on:
- Banning foreign agents from carrying out educational and awareness-raising activities;
- Prohibiting foreign agents from receiving municipal support and SONGO status;
- The possibility of imposing administrative liability on foreign agents in absentia for violating the procedures governing their actions;
- Administrative liability for labelling foreign agent material that does not conform to set standards;
- Strengthening administrative liability for failure to label foreign agent material.