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NGO in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk declared extremist - prosecutors

10:59 29/07/2020 A court in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk has declared the Nation and Freedom Committee extremist organization upon a prosecutor’s administrative lawsuit.

Navalny’s foundation fined for breaching foreign agent law regulations

16:25 28/07/2020 Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Tuesday fined Alexey Navalny’s foundation 600,000 rubles for violating requirements of NGO declared foreign agents.

Moscow court upholds undesirable NGO label of Ukrainian World Congress, Free Russia

10:59 24/07/2020 The Moscow City Court has dismissed appeals filed by Free Russia Foundation and Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) against the undesirable organization label given to them by Russian authorities.

Seven foreign NGOs declared undesirable in Russia over Chinese religious doctrine

15:17 20/07/2020 Seven foreign organizations supporting the followers of Chinese religious doctrine Falun Gong or Falun Dafa have been declared undesirable in the Russian Federation.

Russia’s Ombudsman to establish working group on suspects’ rights

17:30 16/07/2020 Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova working in cooperation with representatives of an NGO engaged in protection of rights of victims of unjust criminal prosecution and wrongfully convicted persons is set to establish a working group to deal with violations of rights of suspects and convicts.

Navalny’s associate fined $1,400 for breaching foreign agent law

17:29 03/07/2020 Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Friday fined lawyer Ivan Zhdanov 100,000 rubles ($1,400) for publishing posts on the Instagram page of the foundation founded by Alexey Navalny without noting that the materials were distributed by a foreign agent.

Russia’s PM approves rules on special payments for voluntary work amid pandemic

14:51 01/06/2020 Chairman of Russia’s government Mikhail Mishustin has signed a resolution establishing rules to govern financial aid to volunteers, employees of socially-oriented NGOs, social workers and individuals caring about those suffering without support as a result of the pandemic.

State Duma passes bill on additional tax benefits during coronavirus outbreak

13:55 22/05/2020 The State Duma passed in the second and third readings on Friday amendments to the Tax Code stipulating additional benefits for citizens, businesses and NGOs over the coronavirus pandemic.

Rights advocate urges to engage NGOs in civil oversight of penitentiary establishments

13:19 17/04/2020 Chair of the standing commission on civic participation in oversight of law enforcement bodies of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council, Chair of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture Igor Kalyapin finds it necessary to engage not-for-profit organizations in the work of torture prevention mechanisms alongside the institution of Ombudsman.

President Putin instructs Cabinet to assist socially-oriented NGOs

16:29 13/04/2020 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to take steps to provide assistance to socially-oriented non-governmental (NGOs) organizations helping citizens amid the pandemic by May 15, the Presidential press-service informs.

Russian Justice Ministry urges supportive measures for lawyers, NGOs amid pandemic

13:55 02/04/2020 The Justice Ministry has proposed to extend benefits proposed by the government for small and medium entrepreneurship to NGOs over the coronavirus spread, attorneys and notaries in private practice.

Russia’s Human Rights Council urges Government to assist NGOs at time of pandemic

15:14 01/04/2020 Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council has turned to the Government urging it to adopt a package of measures aimed at protecting NGOs during the coronavirus pandemic in a letter sent by the Council Chair Valery Fadeyev to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Moscow court to hear administrative case against Navalny’s foundation

13:34 12/03/2020 Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court will hear an administrative matter over violation of foreign agent NGO requirements against a foundation established by Alexey Navalny on March 23.

Russian prosecutors declare NGO registered in Belgium undesirable

17:16 11/03/2020 The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has declared the international NGO European Endowment for Democracy registered in Belgium undesirable in the Russian Federation.

Appeals court upholds marking of Navalny’s foundation as foreign agent

18:00 20/01/2020 The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld inclusion of a foundation established by opposition figure Alexey Navalny in the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents.

Ukrainian World Congress challenges label of organization undesirable in Russia

13:18 13/01/2020 Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court will consider a lawsuit of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) against ‘undesirable organization’ label given to it in Russia on January 30, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Monday.

Human rights center Memorial again fined $5,000 under foreign agent law

14:22 10/01/2020 The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow on Friday fined Memorial human rights center 300,000 rubles (about $5,000) for violation of the foreign agent law.

Moscow court confirms undesirable NGO label for U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation

12:53 25/12/2019 Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the non-government U.S.-based organization Free Russia Foundation against labeling it undesirable in Russia.

State Duma accepts proposal to ban terrorism suspects from creating NGOs

14:02 14/11/2019 The State Duma adopted a government-sponsored bill prohibiting suspects in terrorism funding from founding NGOs and participating in them in a final third reading on Thursday.

Terrorism suspects may be banned from founding NGOs in Russia

13:45 12/11/2019 A bill prohibiting terrorism suspects from founding NGOs and participating in them on Tuesday passed its second reading in the State Duma.

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