INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia on Friday labeled the exiled writer Boris Akunin, who has spoken out against Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, as a foreign
agent.The Kremlin has intensified its crackdown on dissent since launching its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022 and targeted the arts,
with books by authors critical of Moscow disappearing from bookshops.Akunin is the pen name of Georgian-born writer Grigory Chkhartishvili
That name was added to the "foreign agents" list, traditionally updated every Friday."Chkhartishvili opposed the special military operation
in Ukraine," Russia's Justice Ministry said.He is also accused of having "disseminated inaccurate information aimed at forming a negative
image" of Russia and its army.The label, which is reminiscent of the term "enemies of the people" of the Soviet era, requires individuals or
