Moscow recently labeled several outlets as “foreign agents”.
Russia declared the OVD-Info group a “foreign agent” in September, a move that critics say is designed to stifle dissent.
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Russia’s communications watchdog has blocked the website of the OVD-Info protest-monitoring group, which has documented anti-Kremlin protests for years, following a court ruling, the group said on Saturday.
It said the decision to restrict access to ovdinfo.org quotes was issued by a court in the Moscow region on December 20. The website currently displays a message stating that access to information is restricted based on a federal law on information technology. and data security.
Maria Kuznetsova, a spokeswoman for the group, told Reuters that neither the court nor the watchdog had been informed of the move.
“It was unexpected for us,” she said.
Russia declared the OVD-Info group a “foreign agent” in September, a move critics say was designed to stifle dissent.
Moscow recently labeled several outlets as “foreign agents”, a legal designation used by officials to say foreign-funded organizations engaged in political activities.
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