Russia bans investigative news outlet 'Proekt' on national security grounds
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- Russia
Russia declared the 'Proekt' investigative news outlet an "undesirable" organisation on Thursday, effectively banning it, on the grounds that it constituted a threat to national security, the Interfax news agency reported.
Russia's authorities also labelled eight journalists as "foreign agents", including reporters from 'Proekt' and from Open Media outlets, the report said.
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