The Russian Ministry of Justice has included Litvin and Nalimova in the register of foreign agents.

On November 21, the Russian Ministry of Justice added activist Anton Litvin, journalist Elena Nalimova and the Memorial anti-discrimination center to the register of foreign agents (recognized in the Russian Federation as a non-profit organization and liquidated by the decision of the Supreme Court).

"On November 21, in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of Justice of Russia, P.D. Zayakin, A.V. Litvin, E.V. Nalimova, the Anti-discrimination center Memorial Brussels (ADC Memorial), as well as the online publication Aspects of Bashkortostan were included in the register of foreign agents," the agency said in a statement. the website.

It clarifies that the individuals and organizations included in the list distributed materials from foreign agents and false information about the decisions of the Russian authorities, opposed the conduct of a special military operation in Ukraine and contributed to the formation of a negative image of the Russian army.

Earlier in the day, businessman Evgeny Chichvarkin (recognized as a foreign agent in Russia) was added to the list of terrorists and extremists. In addition, it was reported that former Deputy Finance Minister of Russia Sergey Aleksashenko, former deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Maxim Reznik and writer Viktor Shenderovich (all recognized as foreign agents) were added to the same list.

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