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Russia labels Reporters without Borders an 'undesirable organisation'
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Posted on August 14, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Russia's justice ministry has labeled Reporters Without Borders an undesirable organization, affecting press freedom and Russian citizens' involvement.
(Reuters) -Russia's justice ministry said on Thursday it had designated the French-based international press freedom organisation Reporters without Borders an undesirable organisation.
Russia regularly labels organisations it says undermine its national security as "undesirable". The designation means Russian citizens working with or funding such groups face up to five years in prison.
Previously designated organisations include U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, international environmental organisation Greenpeace and London-based Amnesty International.
Founded in France in 1985, Reporters without Borders (RSF) advocates for journalists and against censorship worldwide.
RSF did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The group ranked Russia 171st out of 180 countries in its World Press Freedom Index this year, and has listed 50 journalists who are detained in the country.
(Reporting by Lucy Papachristou; editing by Giles Elgood)
Reporters Without Borders is an international non-profit organization founded in France in 1985 that advocates for press freedom and the rights of journalists worldwide.
The World Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries published by Reporters Without Borders, measuring the level of freedom available to journalists in each country.
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