Overview
- Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office has designated Correctiv an undesirable foreign organization, which legally bans its activities inside the country.
- The status exposes Russian citizens to potential prosecution for interactions with the outlet, including sharing, translating or even liking its content online.
- Correctiv called the move an attack on independent journalism and said it will continue reporting despite the restrictions.
- Founder David Schraven said the newsroom is strengthening security and reassessing safeguards for potential sources and interlocutors in Russia.
- The organization now appears on the Russian Justice Ministry’s blacklist of undesirable groups, a step reported by German media as part of a broader post‑2022 clampdown on Western outlets.