Russia Removes Journalist Dergachev From List of 'Foreign Agent' Organization Members
The justice ministry dropped the former Brief editor from participant lists tied to organizations designated as foreign agents, according to Kommersant.
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Russia's Ministry of Justice has removed Vladimir Dergachev, former editor-in-chief of the Telegram channel Brief, from its list of participants in organizations designated as foreign agents, according to a report by Kommersant.
Brief itself is designated by Russian authorities as a foreign agent. Kommersant reported that Dergachev's name has also disappeared from sections listing participants of two other organizations designated as foreign agents, identified in the report as 'EZh' and 'EZh LAB'.
Russia's Foreign Agent Framework
Russia's foreign agent law allows authorities to designate individuals, media outlets, and organizations as foreign agents, a label that carries significant reporting and disclosure obligations and is widely viewed by rights groups and many journalists as a tool used to pressure independent media and civil society figures. Those designated often face restrictions affecting their work and public life within Russia.
Kommersant's report did not specify why Dergachev was removed from these lists or whether the change affects his own personal designation status, if any. It also did not indicate whether this reflects a broader review of the foreign agent registries or an isolated administrative change specific to Dergachev.
The development comes amid continued use of the foreign agent designation by Russian authorities against journalists, outlets, and civil society organizations seen as critical of the government, a practice that has expanded significantly since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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