List of foreign agents in Russia

[6] The law provides for the obligation of an organization performing the functions of a foreign agent to independently report this to the Ministry of Justice, initiating its inclusion in the register.

[9].At the same time, although a number of experts point out the need to account for "foreign agents" as lobbyists, it is believed that damage to reputation persists even after the organization is excluded from the register.

[10] However, the Ministry of Justice continued to list them on its website, indicating the date and reason for the termination of the status of "foreign agent".

[10] The maintenance of the register was regulated by a departmental order of the Ministry of Justice, which did not provide for the complete deletion of information, and, moreover, was applied inconsistently.

Foreign agents include:[14][15][dead link‍] The entry into the register occurred with reference to Article 32 of the Federal Law of 12.01.1996 No.