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RFE/RL Russian branch declared bankrupt by Moscow court

Paris, March 13, 2023 – In response to news reports that a Russian court declared Monday that the local branch of the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was bankrupt, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement of condemnation: “The bankruptcy of RFE/RL in Russia demonstrates how the country’s legislation on so-called…

Paris, March 13, 2023 – In response to news reports that a Russian court declared Monday that the local branch of the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was bankrupt, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement of condemnation:

“The bankruptcy of RFE/RL in Russia demonstrates how the country’s legislation on so-called ‘foreign agents’ has been used to economically strangle a media outlet,” said Carlos Martinez de la Serna, CPJ’s program director, in New York. “Russian authorities should stop obstructing the work of RFE/RL, repeal the draconian foreign agent law, and let the media work freely.”

On Monday, March 13, a court in Moscow declared RFE/RL’s local legal entity bankrupt following its alleged inability to pay fines totaling more than 1 billion rubles (US$13.3 million) issued over its refusal to comply with the requirements of the country’s foreign agent law, according to those reports, both published by RFE/RL affiliates.

The bankruptcy proceedings were initiated in 2022 by Russian tax authorities; RFE/RL said at the time that the proceedings were “the culmination of a years-long pressure campaign” against the broadcaster. Authorities previously froze RFE/RL’s bank accounts in May 2021.

Russian authorities have also labeled more than 30 RFE/RL journalists as foreign agents, and a number of the broadcaster’s affiliated websites were blocked after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

CPJ emailed the Moscow Arbitration Court for comment, but did not receive any reply.


This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by Erik Crouch.


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