Contents tagged with NGO
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Ukrainian president signs controversial law obligating anti-corruption NGOs to report on their income
On March 27, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a law to introduce changes to the anti-corruption law [which also regulates the electronic declaration of income by officials and politicians], which the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted on March 23. In connection with the new amendments, soldiers are exempt from filling in a declaration. However, NGO representatives are obligated to report on their income. After signing the law, the president suggested that NGO representatives form a …
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Putin orders government agencies to submit list of 'foreign agent' NGOs by March
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his administration, the Justice Ministry, and other state organizations to submit a list of non-governmental organizations that are classified as foreign agents by March 30th, 2017, TASS reported.
In 2012, the Russian State Duma adopted a law requiring all nongovernmental organizations engaged in political activity that receive funding from abroad to register as “foreign agents” with the Ministry of Justice, a designation that severely hinders an …
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Russia labels International Republic Institute and Media Development Investment Fund as 'undesirable' NGOs
The General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation has adopted a decision to recognize the activities of two foreign non-governmental organizations as undesirable in the country. This was reported by the agency’s press service.
“Based on the results of studying the received materials, the General Prosecutor’s Office has adopted a decision on the recognition of the activities of the foreign non-governmental organizations of the International Republican Institute and the Media Development …
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Organization chaired by Madeleine Albright deemed 'undesirable' in Russia
The Russian General Prosecutor's Office said that activities of yet another non-governmental organization from the United States, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), are “undesirable” on the territory of Russia. This was information was posted on the website of the Russian agency, as reported by Grani.
According to the Prosecutor's Office, activities of the NDI are a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of Russia. "Details of the …
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American NGO added to the list of 'undesirable organizations' by Russian Ministry of Justice
The Russian General Prosecutor's Office said that activities of yet another non-governmental organization from the United States, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), are “undesirable” on the territory of Russia. This was information was posted on the website of the Russian agency, as reported by Grani.
According to the Prosecutor's Office, activities of the NDI are a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of Russia. "Details of the …
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Center for refugee children in Moscow labelled a ‘foreign agent’; evicted from premises
Authorities in Moscow have evicted the Center for Adaption and Training of Refugee Children after its managing committee was deemed to be a “foreign agent”, as reported by Radio Svoboda.
The Center is a project of the non-governmental organization Civil Assistance Committee. When the center’s director, Olga Nikolaenko, arrived at work on Thursday, she found that employees of the city’s property department were barring the center’s workers from entering the building.
“The front door to the …
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Authorities in Russia's Komi Republic accused of ordering destruction of books
Russian authorities in the Northern Republic of Komi have been accused of ordering the destruction of dozens of books and the removal of hundreds of others from university libraries in the region on the grounds that they contain “elements alien to Russian ideology and form a distorted perception of the country's history.” The books, the majority of which were humanities textbooks, were published with money from the Soros Foundation, a philanthropic organization which in November of 2015 was …