Russia adds two unregistered antiwar opposition parties to its ‘foreign agents’ list

Russia’s Justice Ministry has added the unregistered opposition parties Mirnaya Rossiya and Rassvet to its register of “foreign agents.”Politician Ilya Yashin founded Mirnaya Rossiya while in exile. Journalist Yekaterina Duntsova, who previously tried to run for president of Russia, founded Rassvet in Tver.The ministry also added the following to the list:Feminist activist Leda GarinaCommentator Boris GrozovskyHuman rights activist Nikolai RodkinPoet Galina RymbuJournalist Murat TemirovMedia outlet RazoblachenoThe ministry alleged that those newly listed had spread false information about Russian government policies and spoken out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.