Russian President Putin signs ‘foreign agent’ media law
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(Worthy News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows the government to list any foreign media operating in the country as a foreign agent.
The bill, in retaliation for Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT being told to register as a foreign agent in the US, was earlier approved by parliament.
At least nine US-funded broadcasters, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty could be hit. [ Source : BBC (Read More…) ]
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