NGO | Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).

RIA Novosti website group:
en.rian.ru
|
R-sport
|
More »

NGO

Justice Ministry has evidence of funding Navalny’s foundation from abroad - official

18:05 09/10/2019 A decision to put the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny, on the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents was made based on evidence of its funding from abroad, an acting director of the Justice Ministry’s NGO affairs department told journalists on Wednesday.

Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation declared foreign agent

12:29 09/10/2019 The Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny, has been added to the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents.

State Duma lawmakers back initiative to ban terrorism suspects from founding NGOs

16:12 24/09/2019 The lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill prohibiting terrorism suspects from founding NGOs and participating in them in the first reading on Tuesday.

Over 100 bank accounts blocked as part of Navalny foundation case

16:22 08/08/2019 Courts have blocked more than 100 bank accounts as part of a case over laundering of nearly 1 billion rubles (over $15 million) by individuals related to the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny.

Russian government did not support idea to develop human rights action plan - expert

17:15 16/07/2019 Russia’s government has negatively reacted to a proposal of the Presidential Human Rights Council to develop a National Action Plan on human rights, Chairwoman of the Standing Commission on NGO Development Natalia Yevdokimova has said at a press-conference.

Terrorism suspects may be prohibited from founding NGOs in Russia

15:59 05/07/2019 Russian government has introduced a bill banning terrorism suspects from founding NGOs and participating in them into the lower house of parliament.

Free Russia Foundation NGO threatens national security – Russian prosecutors

12:41 01/07/2019 The Russian Prosecutor General’ s Office has declared non-government U.S.-based organization Free Russia Foundation undesirable in Russia. It has been found that the NGO’s activity poses threat to the constitutional system’s foundations and national security.

Official malfeasance victims to be able to turn to charity fund

17:09 21/06/2019 The Committee Against Torture NGO has established a charity fund to help people suffered from crimes of officials.

Ombudsman Titov proposes to exempt business donations to NGOs from taxes

16:57 13/12/2018 Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov has suggested that businesses could forward up to 20% of tax-exempt profit as donations to certain NGOs.

Russian MPs propose to change fines into warnings for first-time violations by NGOs

13:59 30/10/2018 A bill changing fines into warnings for Russian NGOs in case of first-time violations has been submitted to the State Duma.

Prosecutor of Chechnya to supervise investigation of Memorial office head’s case

13:43 02/03/2018 The Prosecutor of Chechnya has been authorized to provide supervision over investigation into Oyub Titiyev, the head of the republic’s office of Memorial NGO.

Putin signs bill on registry of socially beneficial NGOs into law

11:59 15/11/2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill granting regional governments a right to evaluate the quality of socially beneficial services provided by socially-oriented non-governmental organizations (NGOs) into law.

Fedotov suggests foreign entities to support Russian NGOs through special fund

13:45 02/11/2017 Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov suggested foreign entities to finance Russian NGOs through the Fund of presidential grants.

Number of "foreign agents" NGOs decreases by half – Putin

17:59 30/10/2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the number of NGOs listed as “foreign agents” had dropped almost two times, from 165 to 89.

State Duma adopts bill on registry of socially beneficial NGOs

11:39 27/10/2017 The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, adopted in the third and final reading on Friday a bill granting regional governments a right to evaluate the quality of socially beneficial services provided by socially-oriented non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Moscow court dismisses appeal of Otkrytaya Rossia against “undesirable” status

17:01 11/10/2017 The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has dismissed an appeal filed by Otkrytaya Rossia (OR) organization, registered in Great Britain, demanding to remove it from the Russian list of “undesirable organizations”.

Russian Supreme Court overturns convictions of 31 persons in 2017

15:58 21/09/2017 The Supreme Court of Russia overturned convictions of 31 persons in the first 6 months of this year.

Bill on registry of socially beneficial NGOs passed in first reading

14:59 20/09/2017 The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, adopted in the first reading on Wednesday a bill granting regional governments a right to evaluate the quality of socially beneficial services provided by socially-oriented non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

State Duma committee backs bill on registry of socially beneficial NGOs

17:56 13/09/2017 The State Duma Committee for Development of Civil Society has approved a bill granting regional governments a right to evaluate the quality of socially beneficial services provided by socially-oriented non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

European Commissioner believes Russian “foreign agents” law impedes human rights

12:59 13/07/2017 The Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, has criticized Russian “foreign agents” law noting that it hindered human rights in the country and had a profoundly negative impact on related organizations.

Most Popular

Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev charged with bribery

IKEA’s slippery slope in Russia

Russian antimonopoly watchdog probes Microsoft upon complaint from Kaspersky

Russian communications regulator starts blocking LinkedIn

Top multimedia

Photo: The Navalny brothers sentenced in Yves Rocher case

Photo: 2012 Bolotnaya protesters found guilty

Photo: Bolshoi soloist Dmitrichenko on trial for acid attack

Infographics: What changes lie in store for non-profit organizations