"Since the law was been enacted, independent civil society organizations across Russia have been subjected to pressure, intimidation, harassment and smear campaigns by the authorities. Courts in Russia have already issued four NGOs and two of their leaders hefty with fines for failing to register as “organizations performing the functions of foreign agents”. Two more NGOs will be standing trial in court on the same grounds in the coming days, and so will likely the director of “Bok o Bok”. Offices of hundreds of NGOs – including Amnesty International’s Moscow office – have been “inspected” by representatives of the prosecution, tax authorities and other government agencies."
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:37:54 +0000
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