French man held in Russia accused of being a ‘foreign agent’
Laurent Vinatier is an adviser at Swiss NGO Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, which aims to resolve conflictsRussia has detained a Frenchman working for a Geneva-based conflict mediation NGO, accusing him of gathering military information and failing to register as a “foreign agent”.Under Russian laws used to crack down on Kremlin critics, anybody who receives foreign support or who is under “foreign influence” must register as a “foreign agent”. Continue reading...
Laurent Vinatier is an adviser at Swiss NGO Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, which aims to resolve conflicts
Russia has detained a Frenchman working for a Geneva-based conflict mediation NGO, accusing him of gathering military information and failing to register as a “foreign agent”.
Under Russian laws used to crack down on Kremlin critics, anybody who receives foreign support or who is under “foreign influence” must register as a “foreign agent”. Continue reading...