Russia outlaws Meduza in attempt to stamp out independent news

Outlet declared undesirable', with journalists, sources and donors facing threat of prosecution

Russia has declared the news outlet Meduza an undesirable organisation", in effect outlawing one of the country's best-known sources of independent reporting on the Kremlin and war in Ukraine.

Meduza, founded by Russian journalists in Riga, Latvia, in 2014, was declared an undesirable organisation by the general prosecutor's office on Thursday for posing a threat to the foundations of the Russian Federation's constitutional order and national security".