Former Russian Ministry of Justice designated the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief Researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Russia's ambassador to South Korea between 1993-1997, Georgy Kunadze, as a "foreign agent."
Additionally, political scientist Mikhail Savva and Ilya Kosygin, the Editor-in-Chief of the "Davod" publication in Vladimir, were included in the list published on the Ministry of Justice's website. The Russian Ministry of Justice alleged that all three individuals had "disseminated false information about decisions made by Russian state bodies and their policies." Kosygin, in particular, was accused of "spreading messages and materials from foreign agents to a wide audience." "Davod," the publication led by Kosygin, had been designated a "foreign agent" in August.
Kunadze was noted for his consistent participation as a respondent in information platforms provided by foreign organizations, while Savva was identified as a member of the expert council of the Ukrainian organization, specifically the Center for Civil Liberties. This center was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, along with Ales Belyatsky, the founder of the Russian Memorial Human Rights Society, and the Belarusian Vesna Human Rights Center.
In early September, Dmitry Muratov, the Editor-in-Chief of Novaya Gazeta and the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was also added to the register of "foreign agents" by the Russian Ministry of Justice.
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