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Becoming a 鈥榝oreign agent鈥�

麻豆社 Russian investigative journalist Andrei Zakharov explains what it鈥檚 meant for him to be named a 鈥榝oreign agent鈥� by the Russian state.

What鈥檚 it like to be named a 鈥榝oreign agent鈥� by your own government? That鈥檚 what happened to 麻豆社 Russian journalist Andrei Zakharov in October. He鈥檚 worked in 麻豆社 Russian鈥檚 investigations unit for many years, and investigative journalists were some of the first on the list. We find out what becoming a 鈥榝oreign agent鈥� has meant for him.

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(Image: 麻豆社 Russian journalist Andrei Zakharov in the Moscow bureau. Credit: 麻豆社)

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