NGOs Facing Stiff Fines Amid ‘Crackdown’

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(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Alexander Winning – April 5, 2013) Nongovernmental organizations across the country are being threatened with fines stretching to $20,000 or more, as authorities press on with sweeping checks that activists are calling a government-orchestrated crackdown on civil society. Prosecutors have said the checks are aimed at uncovering extremist activity and are routine, but NGOs fear […]

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Justice Ministry Requires Approval for Use of ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

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(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – February 5, 2013) The Justice Ministry has called on the ministry’s regional branches to get approval from the central office before applying the controversial law on “foreign agents.” The move was prompted by the Saratov branch issuing a warning to a local non-governmental organization that the central office considered “not fully lawful,” Vedomosti reported Monday, […]

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