Justice minister against preventive inspections of NGOsThe best approach is to hold specific inspections that follow up leads rather than preventive inspections of NGOs, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said during a meeting with State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin on Wednesday.16:59 19.06.2013
Justice minister admits no NGO may ever be put on foreign agent listJustice Minister Alexander Konovalov has not ruled out that the list of NGOs registered as foreign agents will remain empty, as he spoke at a meeting of the Presidential Council on Human Rights.15:54 18.06.2013
Over 30 NGOs banned for extremism in Russia in past 11 yearsOver 30 NGOs have been banned for extremism in Russia over the past 11 years following court rulings based on the corresponding law, the Justice Ministry reported on Wednesday.18:44 08.05.2013
Russia labels three more NGOs as ‘foreign agents’ - reportThe Prosecutor General’s Office has branded three more non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Russia as “foreign agents” saying they were financed from abroad.09:09 08.05.2013
UN experts asked to testify in Russian “foreign agent” trialThe Memorial Anti-Discrimination Center (ADC Memorial), a Russian human rights NGO, has asked the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) to testify in court in connection with the case to label the NGO as a "foreign agent" in accordance with the federal law.14:52 07.05.2013
Levada pollster got no warning about 'foreign agent' statusOne of Russias largest NGOs, the Levada Center, an organization which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, has not received any official documents following an inspection by the Prosecutor Generals Office, the centre representatives said on Facebook.12:35 07.05.2013
Golos election monitoring NGO may be forced to shut downThe Golos association, which was fined on Thursday 300,000 rubles ($9,500) for violating the so-called foreign agent law may be forced to close down, Executive Director of the association Liliya Shibanova told RIA Novosti.18:19 25.04.2013