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Articles with tag "NGOs"
Feature
In 2023, the Kremlin Worked To Dismantle Russia’s Environmental Movement. Some of It Survived.
Russia labeled global NGOs such as Bellona, Greenpeace and the WWF “undesirable.” Experts agree that advocacy remains possible at a grassroots level...
year in review
Russia’s Civil Society in 2023: Beleaguered But Not Beaten
For much of Russian civil society — whether at home or abroad — 2023 has been a year of continuous adaptation.
4 Min read
encyclopedic project
Wikimedia Russia Shuts Down Amid 'Foreign Agent' Threats
Russia’s communications regulator has accused Wikipedia of allowing the spread of “false” and “unreliable” information about the war in Ukraine...
2 Min read
anti-corruption
Transparency International Russia Relaunches From Abroad
The watchdog's Russian branch was shuttered earlier this year after being added to Moscow's list of “undesirable” organizations.
1 Min read
damaging labels
Branded 'Foreign Agents,' Russian NGOs Still Work to Achieve Change
Many NGOs and individual branded "foreign agents" have given up and closed, but a few persevere.
5 Min read
targeted crackdown
Russian Anti-Torture Group Members’ Homes Raided
The Committee Against Torture monitors cases of torture and presses authorities to investigate mistreatment by security forces.
1 Min read
opinion
Prodolzhenie Sleduet
The Return of Russia's Foreign Agent Paranoia as Biological Imperative
Every Friday, the Russian internet — well, its liberal part at least — waits with bated breath for communications regulator Roskomnadzor to...
'security threat'
Russia Labels U.S.-Based Sakharov Foundation ‘Undesirable’
Russian prosecutors on Monday declared as “undesirable” the U.S.-based foundation that preserves the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei...
aid in jeopardy
War, Sanctions and Economic Turmoil: The Struggle for Russian Charities to Survive
Stem cells for bone marrow transplants have just 48 hours to reach the patient in need. Any longer than this, and they’ll die. In peacetime, 48 hours...
state supervision
Russian NGOs Plead With Putin Over ‘Indirect’ Foreign Funding Rules – Kommersant
More than 50 NGOs say the requirements will leave the homeless, elderly, orphans and seriously ill without support due to fewer donations.
On the list
Russia Slaps Foreign Media, NGOs with 'Foreign Agent' and 'Undesirable Org' Labels
Prosecutors said the groups pose “a threat to the foundations of Russia’s constitutional system and security.”
'Undesirable' activities
Russia Slaps U.S. Think Tank With 'Undesirable' Label After Post-Putin Report
Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office said the foundation’s activities “threaten the constitutional system and security of Russia.”
NGOs
Russia Massively Contributes to Decline in Democratic Norms, Freedom House Says
Freedom House ranked Russia 88th out of 118 countries in freedom, flanked by Congo and Vietnam on either side.
NGOs
First Victim of Russia’s 'Undesirable Organizations' Law Declared Prisoner of Conscience
Shevchenko was the first person to be charged under the 2015 legislation banning “undesirable organizations” in Russia.
NGOs
Head of Russian Anti-Slavery NGO Reports Being Stabbed
An estimated 800,000 people live as modern-day slaves in Russia, working under conditions of forced labor, debt bondage and human trafficking.
NGOs
Macron Meets Human Rights Activists, Solzhenitsyn's Widow on Russia Visit
Macron is in St. Petersburg, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for talks on international crises.
Corruption
Russia Ranks 135th in Transparency International's World Corruption Index
2017 was marked by anti-corruption rallies and high-profile fraud cases in Russia.
NGOs
Open Russia Activist Beaten Outside Home in St. Petersburg
More than half a dozen civil activists have been attacked in St. Petersburg in the first months of 2018.
opinion
Zoya Svetova
NGOs in Russia: Do They Still Stand a Chance? (Op-ed)
The Kremlin is steadily ramping up its control over civil society
Dagestan
Car Torched in Third Attack on Memorial Human Right Group in North Caucasus
Memorial said it was part of a campaign to drive the group out of the volatile region.
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