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Russia Labels Telegram Updates Channel Astra 'Foreign Agent'

.Authorities in Russia marked the anti-war Telegram information stations Astra as a "international solution" on Friday.Russia's Judicature Ministry indicted Astra of dispersing "unreliable relevant information" about federal government plan so as to promote a "damaging picture" of the Russian armed force." [Astra] resisted the special army function in Ukraine ... The inventor and also editor-in-chief of the web portal dwell outside Russia," the department mentioned in a statement.Together with Astra, authorizations classified Yabloko adversary politician Nikolai Kavkazsky, political blogger Anton Khardin, local protestor Artyom Medvedev as well as literary reviewer Oleg Lekmanov as "overseas agents" on Friday.Russia utilizes the "foreign solution" label to target individuals and associations they view as enemies of the state. Those fined the classification are called for to send rigorous financial reports to the Compensation Department, as well as display "overseas broker" waivers in magazines and also social media sites messages.Due to the fact that its own starting in the initial full week of Russia's full-scale intrusion of Ukraine, Astra, established through reporter Anastasia Chumakova, has disclosed widely on the disagreement.The headlines network claimed it would continue its own work even with the classification, noting that the "overseas broker" law prohibits advertisement sales to Russians but does certainly not outlaw readers from sharing its own content or bring in contributions.