Russian prosecutor general's office declares The Moscow Times as "undesirable organization", requiring cessation of operations, and threatening collaborators with prison.
The Russian prosecutor general's office has declared The Moscow Times, a popular English and Russian online newspaper among Russia's expatriate community, as an "undesirable organization". This designation requires The Moscow Times to cease all operations within Russia, and any Russian citizen who collaborates with the paper could face up to five years in prison. This move is part of a crackdown on critical news media and opposition in Russia.
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