Russia's Justice Ministry has declared prominent writer Grigory Chkhartishvili, known under the pen name Boris Akunin, and veteran investigative journalist Aleksandr Minkin as "foreign agents," along with several other additions to the punitive list that has been broadly applied to target regime critics. Officials also added independent news outlet Kholod, ex-lawmaker Anton Sokolov, and the administrator of the Moscow Calling Telegram channel to the list, which stems from a repressive 2012 law. The ministry cited statements or activities related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in all five cases. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russia Lists Writer Akunin, Journalist Minkin Among Latest 'Foreign Agents'
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