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The
expanded list, published by the Justice Ministry late on Friday,
included Elizaveta Osetinskaya, former editor-in-chief of
several Russian business newspapers that published disclosures
about the commercial interests of people close to President
Vladimir Putin.
The term "foreign agent" carries negative Soviet-era
connotations and subjects those listed to stringent financial
reporting requirements. It also obliges them to preface anything
they publish with a disclaimer stating they are foreign agents.
The list also included Maria Borzunova, a reporter from the
independent TV Rain (Dozhd) channel, which was itself declared a
"foreign agent" last August and suspended its work after Russia
blocked access to its website in March.
Evgeny Ponasenkov, a writer and video blogger, known for witty
off-the-cuff remarks taking aim at the government on social
media and talk shows on state-run TV channels, was also named a
"foreign agent".
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Alison Williams)
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