OR Russia characterizes their “unwanted organization” “Journalists“, The well -known international NGO based in France.
Russia is attacking the international non -governmental organization for freedom of the press, journalists without borders (DAF, Reporters without Borders / RWB, Reporters Sans Frontières / RSF), as it has done with others, which he says, undermine its national security.
The designation of “unwanted organization” means that Russian citizens who cooperate or fund such organizations face up to five years in prison.
Organizations already described as undesirable include Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, funded by the US government, the international environmental organization Greenpeace and London -based Amnesty International.
The NGO “Journalists Without Borders” (RSF) was founded in France in 1985, defends journalists and struggles against censorship worldwide.
The RSFs have not commented on the Moscow announcement.
The organization ranked Russia in 171st from 180 countries in the global freedom of freedom this year and has recorded 50 journalists held in the country.