Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2016
Arrests of REGNUM journalists in Belarus
Dmitry Alimkin, Yury Pavlovets and Sergey Shiptenko were arrested in Belarus in December 2016. Authorities accused them of inciting hostility between Belarusian and Russian peoples and associated their work with extremism and criticism of Belarusian national-policy decisions.
2011
Turkmen government criticism
A report circulated by Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reportedly criticized REGNUM for systematically publishing information that Turkmen officials considered inaccurate and biased. The criticism reflected the agency’s contentious relationship with authorities in the country.
2005
Estonian allegation of state-influence activity
Estonia’s Security Police alleged in its 2005 yearbook that REGNUM was designed as an instrument of Russian state propaganda and influence operations in neighboring countries. The allegation linked the agency to the promotion of Russian geopolitical interests, including opposition to energy-independence initiatives in the Baltic region. The cited material does not establish the allegation as a proven fact.