{"id":4204,"date":"2020-12-30T09:57:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T09:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=144673"},"modified":"2020-12-30T09:57:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T09:57:02","slug":"putin-signs-amendments-to-foreign-agents-law-that-critics-say-undermine-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/30\/putin-signs-amendments-to-foreign-agents-law-that-critics-say-undermine-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Signs Amendments To ‘Foreign Agents’ Law That Critics Say Undermine Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that human rights watchdogs and opposition politicians have said will undermine democratic processes.<\/p>\n
The legislation, which came into force on December 30, included a series of amendments to the controversial law on “foreign agents” to allow individuals and public entities to be recognized as “foreign agents” if they are considered to be engaged in political activities “in the interests of a foreign state.”<\/p>\n