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Articles with tag "NGOs"
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.
NGOs
HRW Declares 2017 ‘Dark Year’ for Independent Voices in Russia
Russia cracked down on youth protests, targetted international media as "foreign agents" and barred Navalny from running in elections.
NGOs
Chechen Leader Kadyrov Says Human Rights Work ‘Won’t Fly’ in His Region
The leader spoke days after an arson attack on a human rights office in a nearby region.
NGOs
Arsonists Torch Memorial Human Rights Office in North Caucasus
Memorial's head in Chechnya was arrested last week.
Corruption
Russian Environmentalist’s Beating Tied to Medvedev’s Alleged Mansion
Rudomakha was brutally beaten in late December after investigating the mansion.
NGOs
Human Rights Activist Arrested on Drug Charges in Chechnya
Activists say Titiyev was framed on false charges.
Environment
Russian Environmentalist Severely Beaten by Masked Assailants
He was campaigning to preserve wild nature in the region
NGOs
Pro-Putin Activist Claims Diabetes Society Is a ‘Foreign Agent’
The NGO, which helps diabetes patients, received funding from foreign pharmaceuticals
NGOs
Khodorkovsky Launches New Media After Open Russia Ban
Open Russia was blocked earlier this month "for inciting protests"
NGOs
Russia Labels Grassroots Trucker NGO 'Foreign Agent'
The ministry said it found evidence that the association was performing the "functions of a foreign agent" after an unannounced inspection of the organization's...
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