We note the decision of the Russian justice ministry to name Bellingcat as a foreign agent. This puts us in the same company as many of Russia's remaining prominent independent media outlets and human rights NGOs.
However, unlike the majority of other "foreign agents", Bellingcat has neither a legal nor physical presence in Russia. We are a foundation registered in the Netherlands without staff in Russia.
The goal of designating Bellingcat is likely an attempt to limit the opportunities of Russian media to cite our investigations and circulate our findings to their audiences, further limiting freedom of the press in Russia
It is sad that this announcement has been made on what should be a day of celebration for Russian journalism after Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov was named Nobel Peace Prize winner
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