The lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, has overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow the government to label journalists, bloggers, and social media users as foreign agents.
The bill, which still needs approval from the Federation Council, the upper chamber, and President Vladimir Putin’s signature to become law, expands on existing “foreign agent” measures already targeting select foreign media and Russian Non-Governmental Organizations..
The laws have been criticized by human rights groups as highly restrictive but lauded by Kremlin loyalists as essential to protect Russian sovereignty.
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