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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin ratified new legislation on Saturday allowing foreign-funded media to be classed as "agents," following similar US moves against Russia Today (RT).
The Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, passed the Bill on Wednesday — just a week after it went through the lower State Duma unanimously.
The new law requires foreign-registered media funded from abroad to meet additional requirements or face suspension.
The US is hell-bent on dismantling the International Criminal Court as part of its assault on global legal systems, but others also have valid reasons to seek its demise. BEN CHACKO provides the analysis
ANSELM ELDERGILL explains why the rule of law is fundamental to our liberty and welfare
JOHN GREEN argues that the spreading practice of closing bank account without proof of criminality is an infringement of an elementary human right
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the difficulties surrounding freedom of expression