Number of foreign agents by activity Russia 2022

The majority of individuals, legal entities, and associations declared as foreign agents in Russia operated within the media sector as of 2022. Those in the area of human rights and socio-educational initiatives followed, with 47 and 40 foreign agents, respectively.

Number of foreign agents in Russia as of 2022, by activity

Characteristic	Number of foreign agents
Media	150
Human rights organizations	47
Socio-educational initiatives	40
Political entities	37
Support of local communities	34
Environmental protection	33
Protection of electoral rights	32
Research organizations	25
LGBTQ+ support	19
HIV addiction and drug addiction care	15
Support of independent journalism	13
Art	11
Non-profit (NPO) support	11
Ethnic associations, support of indigenous people	11
Protection of women's rights	10
Labor union and professional organizations	10
Religious organizations	9
Help for prisoners and convicts	5
Aid to migrants and refugees	5
Anti-corruption fight	4
Medical support	4
Help to conscripts and military personnel	3
Antimonopoly service	2

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Release date

October 2022

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Russia

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as of 2022

Supplementary notes

The source defines a foreign agent as any individual, legal entity, or unregistered public association engaged in organizing rallies, participating in pickets, monitoring elections, or spreading opinions about the Russian government on social media while receiving funding from abroad.

The foreign agent law was first established in July 2012 and concerned non-profit organizations (NPOs) that engaged in political activities. From 2015, the status "undesirable organizations" was assigned to international organizations that, to the estimate of the Russian government, posed a threat to the constitutional order of the country. The 2017 and 2019 amendments extended the concept of "foreign agent" to media, both individual persons and legal entities. Since December 30, 2022, any natural persons or public associations without juridical status carrying out political activities or purposeful collection of information in the field of military activities can be recognized as a foreign agent.

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