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		</div><p>Russian authorities have designated a member of the Pussy Riot punk group, a satirist and an art collector as “foreign agents” as part of efforts to stifle dissent.</p>
<p>The Justice Ministry applied the label to Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a Pussy Riot member who became widely known for taking part in a 2012 protest inside Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral, after which she spent nearly two years in prison.</p>
<p>Journalist and satirist Viktor Shenderovich and art collector Marat Gelman were also handed the label along with several other people.</p>
<p>The “foreign agent” label implies additional government scrutiny and carries strong pejorative connotations that can discredit recipients.</p>
<p>Russian authorities have applied the designation to scores of media outlets, civil society groups and individuals, ratcheting up pressure on those who are critical of the Kremlin.</p>
<p>Those designated as “foreign agents” are required to add a lengthy statement to news reports, social media posts and other materials specifying that the content was created by a “foreign agent”.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, a Russian court shut the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights group, Memorial, citing its failure to identify itself as a “foreign agent”.</p>
<p>Ms Tolokonnikova tweeted that she would not abide by the requirement to mark her posts with the “foreign agent” designation. She said she would challenge the authorities’ decision in court, concluding: “Russia will be free.”</p>
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