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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.

Russian court suspends activity of "Polish Community" Association

16:53 26/06/2017 The Dzerzhinksy District Court of St. Petersburg has ruled to indefinitely terminate activity of Polish NGO "Polish Community" Association (Wspólnota Polska) because of fire safety violations in the building used by the organization.

Russian government files new bill regulating NGO activity

10:59 22/06/2017 Russian government has filed a new bill regulating activity of non-profit organizations (NGOs).

Russian Justice Ministry drafts bill regulating activities of foreign NGOs’ branches

11:55 05/06/2017 The Justice Ministry has prepared amendments to the Federal law on non-commercial organizations regulating activities of foreign non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) branches in Russia.

Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia NGO put on "undesirable organizations" list

14:48 27/04/2017 The Justice Ministry has added several foreign NGOs including Open Russia, founded by former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, to the list of "undesirable organizations".

Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia NGO declared “undesirable”

18:51 26/04/2017 Prosecutors have recognized Open Russia, founded by former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and several other foreign NGO’s as “undesirable organizations”.

ECHR proceeds with 49 appeals filed by Russian NGOs over “foreign agents” law

10:59 29/03/2017 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has combined forty-nine appeals filed by sixty-one Russian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) over the national “foreign agents” law and has communicated them.

Putin signs law banning undesirable foreign NGO from opening legal entities in Russia

16:17 28/03/2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law prohibiting undesirable foreign or international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from creating Russian legal entities.

Russia’s Supreme Court specifies reasons for liquidation of NGOs

14:12 27/12/2016 The Supreme Court of Russia believes that denial of democratic principles, cries for war and discrimination are sufficient reasons for liquidation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Moscow court refuses to exclude rights group Memorial from “foreign agents” list

13:48 16/12/2016 Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court dismissed an application filed by human rights organization Memorial to be removed from “foreign agents” list.

Russian court shuts down charity foundation labeled 'foreign agent'

15:02 13/12/2016 A court in Chelyabinsk sided with the Ministry of Justice and ordered charity foundation 'For nature' that had been designated as a 'foreign agent' to be shut down.

State Duma committee approves banning undesirable foreign NGOs from creating companies

16:46 16/11/2016 The State Duma Committee for non-governmental and religious organizations has recommended that the lower house of parliament adopt a bill prohibiting undesirable foreign NGOs from creating Russian legal entities.

Russian NGO sues Google over “right to forget”, again

16:29 25/10/2016 The SOVA Center for Information and Analysis had for the second time filed an application against Google seeking recovery of links removed from search results under the law on information protection.

Levada-Center to appeal its inclusion in “foreign agents” list

13:50 09/09/2016 One of Russia’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Levada-Center, which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, will appeal its inclusion into a “foreign agent” list.

Levada-Center survey NGO declared foreign agent

10:53 06/09/2016 One of Russia’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Levada-Center, which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, has been declared a “foreign agent”.

Ban on Golos NGO appealed in Moscow court

17:48 29/08/2016 The Golos association in defense of voters’ rights filed an appeal with the Moscow City Court challenging a lower court’s ruling banning the organization.

Russian authorities declare organization headed by McCain “undesirable”

15:41 18/08/2016 Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has found two more organizations undesirable foreign NGOs: International Republican Institute and Media Development Investment Fund, Inc.

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