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NGO linked to Dynasty Foundation fined for refusal to enter 'foreign agents' list

A Moscow magistrate court has fined the Liberal Mission Foundation, an NGO that provides a platform for debate among liberal-minded economists, political scientists and sociologists and that is linked to the Dynasty Foundation, 300,000 rubles ($5,600) for refusing to register as a foreign agent in violation of the federal law.

16:27 22.06.2015

Dynasty Foundation fined $5,600 for violating NGO law

A magistrate court in Moscow has ruled that the Dynasty Foundation be fined 300,000 rubles ($5,600) for violating the NGO law.

12:35 17.06.2015

Russia's Human Rights Council vows to turn to court over Dynasty Foundation

Russia's Presidential Human Rights Council said Monday that a decision of the Justice Ministry to add Dynasty Foundation and Liberal Mission Foundation to the 'foreign agents' registry should be revoked by court.

13:58 01.06.2015

Russian courts ordered to honor presumption of legality in NGO cases

Russian courts should take into account the presumption of legality and good faith while considering cases involving NGOs.

14:27 27.05.2015

Russian environmental NGO fined for failure to enter 'foreign agents' list

Planeta Nadezhd, Russia's environmental activist group, has been fined 300,000 rubles (about $6,000) for failure to register with the Justice Ministry as 'foreign agent'.

11:36 26.05.2015

First NGO applies for exemption from Foreign Agent List

The Kostroma Center for Support of Public Initiatives, a non-government organization, has filed an application with the Russian Ministry of Justice requesting that it be excluded from the registry of NGOs operating as foreign agents.

12:34 20.03.2015

Russian upper house passes bill to remove NGOs from Foreign Agent List

Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, on Wednesday passed a bill on removing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Foreign Agent List.

13:55 04.03.2015

Russia's lower house adopts bill to remove NGOs from Foreign Agent List

The State Duma, the lower house of parliament, adopted in the final reading on Friday a bill on removing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Foreign Agent List.

17:22 27.02.2015

Russia's lower house mulls bill to remove NGOs from Foreign Agent List

The State Duma, the lower house of parliament, adopted in the first reading Friday a bill on removing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Foreign Agent List.

18:04 20.02.2015

Russia's top court rules snap inspections of NGOs breach constitution

Russia's Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that unscheduled inspections of non-government organizations breach the constitution.

14:38 17.02.2015

Sakharov Center challenges Russian Justice Ministry over NGO ruling

The Sakharov Center filed a complaint against an inspection by the Ministry of Justice that lead to the center being placed on a register of foreign agent NGOs.

17:49 04.02.2015

Russian Supreme Court rules out closure of NGO Memorial

Russia's Supreme Court has dismissed on Wednesday a request of the Ministry of Justice to close rights group Memorial.

15:10 28.01.2015

Russian Constitutional Court reviews NGO inspections complaint

Russia’s Constitutional Court started hearings of an application filed by a slew of Russian human rights organizations on the standards of prosecutors’ inspections of NGOs.

15:49 22.01.2015

Sakharov Center faces $7,500 fine for alleged violation of NGO law

The Sakharov Center, one of the leading Russian NGOs which which houses a museum of dissidence, faces a fine of up to $7,500 for allegedly violating an NGO law.

13:23 15.01.2015

NGOs could be removed from foreign agents list upon their request

The Russian Ministry of Justice has submitted a bill to the government to eventually remove some NGOs from the foreign agents list.

17:29 14.01.2015

Moscow School of Civic Education added to the foreign agents list

Russia’s Justice Ministry has put the Moscow School of Civic Education on the foreign agents list.

17:08 09.12.2014

Russia's Justice Ministry suggests procedure excluding NGOs from blacklist

The Russian Ministry of Justice proposed excluding NGOs from the registry of foreign agents upon requests of the NGOs after occasional compliance inspections.

11:23 08.12.2014

Putin agrees to amend NGO 'foreign agent' law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to adjust a law labeling foreign-funded non-governmental organizations involved in political activity "foreign agents", TASS reported on Friday.

17:46 05.12.2014

Memorial NGO amends charter following Justice Ministry complaints

Next week, Russian human rights organization Memorial will inform the Justice Ministry about the amendments made to its charter following complaints by government agencies, Interfax reported on Wednesday, citing the NGO’s director, Arseny Roginsky.

17:39 03.12.2014

Russian parliament considers blacklisting 'undesirable' foreign organizations

Russian Lower House MPs Alexander Tarnavsky (A Just Russia) and Anton Ishchenko (LDPR) have submitted a bill to parliament to compile a list of undesirable foreign and international organizations.

11:35 28.11.2014