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Russia Labels Telegram News Network Astra 'Foreign Substance'

.Authorities in Russia marked the anti-war Telegram news stations Astra as a "overseas substance" on Friday.Russia's Judicature Ministry charged Astra of spreading "inaccurate details" regarding government policy to advertise a "unfavorable picture" of the Russian armed force." [Astra] resisted the unique military operation in Ukraine ... The maker and also editor-in-chief of the web portal reside outside Russia," the department pointed out in a declaration.Together with Astra, authorities designated Yabloko adversary party member Nikolai Kavkazsky, political blogger Anton Khardin, local lobbyist Artyom Medvedev and fictional expert Oleg Lekmanov as "overseas brokers" on Friday.Russia uses the "overseas solution" label to target people and also associations they deem opponents of the condition. Those hit with the classification are actually demanded to provide rigorous financial files to the Fair treatment Ministry, as well as display "overseas agent" please notes in publications and also social networks messages.Since its own starting in the 1st full week of Russia's all-out infiltration of Ukraine, Astra, started through writer Anastasia Chumakova, has actually disclosed widely on the problem.The news network claimed it would continue its work regardless of the classification, taking note that the "international representative" rule forbids advertisement purchases to Russians however performs not disallow readers coming from sharing its own web content or even making gifts.