State Duma introduces tougher penalties for violations of law on foreign agents
The State Duma has approved in the third and final reading a bill criminalizing willful evasion of responsibility to present documents necessary for registration as a foreign agent.
Bill on individual foreign agent status passes first reading in State Duma
The lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill envisaging that individuals engaged in political activities or collection of information in the military-technical sphere may be granted the foreign agent status if receiving financing from abroad in the first reading on Wednesday.
State Duma committee backs bill granting foreign agent status to individuals
The State Duma Committee on Security and Combating Corruption has recommended that the lawmakers should pass in the first reading a draft law envisaging that individuals engaged in political activities or collection of information in the military-technical sphere may be granted the foreign agent status if receiving financing from abroad.
Bill on granting foreign agent status to individuals reaches State Duma
A bill envisaging that individuals engaged in political activities or collection of information in the military-technical sphere may be granted the foreign agent status if receiving financing from abroad has been submitted to the lower house of Russia’s parliament.
Russia’s Cabinet proposes to tighten regulation of NGOs acting as foreign agents
Russia’s Government has brought a bill toughening requirements to the activities of foreign NGOs and organizations acting as foreign agents before the State Duma.
League of Voters NGO added to Russia's foreign agent register
The Justice Ministry of Russia on Wednesday added the League of Voters Foundation to the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents.
Navalny’s foundation fined for breaching foreign agent law regulations
Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Tuesday fined Alexey Navalny’s foundation 600,000 rubles for violating requirements of NGO declared foreign agents.
Navalny’s associate fined $1,400 once more for foreign agent law violation
Lawyer Ivan Zhdanov has been again fined 100,000 rubles ($1,400) for publishing posts on the Instagram account of Alexey Navalny’s foundation without noting that the materials had been distributed by a foreign agent.
Navalny’s associate fined $1,400 for breaching foreign agent law
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.
Moscow court to hear administrative case against Navalny’s foundation
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.
Navalny’s foundation fined $7,500 for breaching foreign agent law
Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court has fined a foundation established by opposition blogger Alexey Navalny 500,000 rubles ($7,500) for violation of requirements applicable to NGOs functioning as foreign agents.
Appeals court upholds marking of Navalny’s foundation as foreign agent
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.
Human rights center Memorial again fined $5,000 under foreign agent law
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.
Federation Council backs bill on individual media foreign agents
Russia’s Federation Council, the upper house of parliament, on Monday approved a bill to equate individuals with media foreign agents in certain circumstances.
Bill on individual media foreign agents adopted by lower house of Russian parliament
A bill allowing to equate individuals with media foreign agents in certain circumstances passed its final reading in the State Duma. A relevant statement was published on the website of the lower house of parliament on Thursday.
Bill on individual foreign agents can come into force in Russia in 2020 – senator
A bill setting criterion for recognizing individuals as foreign agents may come into force in 2020, the head of the Federation Council’s temporary commission for protection of the state sovereignty and prevention of forays into domestic politics Andrey Klimov told journalists on Friday.
Human rights authority ready to assist Russian advocate to create new organization
The Presidential Council for Human Rights is ready to render aid to human rights advocate Lev Ponomaryov in founding a new organization.
Foreign agent status of Navalny’s foundation upheld by Moscow court
Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Friday refused to overturn the Justice Ministry’s decision to include a foundation established by opposition figure Alexey Navalny in the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents.
Moscow court to check lawfulness of Navalny’s foundation foreign agent status
Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court is to hear an administrative case brought by a nonprofit organization established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny, seeking to reverse a Justice Ministry’s decision to add the foundation to the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents, on November 1.
Human rights center Memorial fined $5,000 for absence of foreign agent label
Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court has fined human rights center Memorial 300,000 rubles ($5,000) for failure to label itself “foreign agent” on social media platforms.