Foreign Agents Law

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Regional offices of Navalny’s foundation raided in money laundering case

Searches are conducted in the offices of a foundation established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny in 30 Russia’s regions as part of a case over laundering money by which the organization has been allegedly financed.

10:48 15.10.2019

Justice Ministry has evidence of funding Navalny’s foundation from abroad - official

A decision to put the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny, on the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents was made based on evidence of its funding from abroad, an acting director of the Justice Ministry’s NGO affairs department told journalists on Wednesday.

18:05 09.10.2019

Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation declared foreign agent

The Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by opposition politician Alexey Navalny, has been added to the list of NGOs acting as foreign agents.

12:29 09.10.2019

Human rights center Memorial fined $1,500

A magistrate judge has fined Memorial human rights center 100,000 rubles ($1,500) for delay in report provision.

15:59 29.01.2019

Reporters of U.S. ‘foreign agent’ media outlets banned from Russia's Duma

Russia’s State Duma has barred access to its premises for employees of U.S. media outlets designated as “foreign agents”.

11:51 06.12.2017

Russian Ministry of Justice labels nine media outlets as “foreign agents”

Russia’s Ministry of Justice has designated nine media outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) as “foreign agents”.

11:00 05.12.2017

Putin orders Justice Ministry to maintain registry of media designated as “foreign agents”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Ministry of Justice to maintain registry of foreign media designated as “foreign agents”.

12:28 04.12.2017

Foreign media to be granted free access to ballot stations – CEC Head Pamfilova

Ella Pamfilova, the Head of Russia’s Central Electoral Commission, has stated that no barriers will be introduced to hinder foreign press accreditation for covering activities at voting stations in Russia because of the law on “foreign agent” status with respect to media outlets.

17:13 22.11.2017

Russian Human Rights Council criticizes bill on “foreign agent” label for media

Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights had criticized a bill which allows the state to designate foreign media receiving financing from abroad as “foreign agents”.

15:42 20.11.2017

Fedotov suggests foreign entities to support Russian NGOs through special fund

Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov suggested foreign entities to finance Russian NGOs through the Fund of presidential grants.

13:45 02.11.2017

Number of "foreign agents" NGOs decreases by half – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the number of NGOs listed as “foreign agents” had dropped almost two times, from 165 to 89.

17:59 30.10.2017

Chairman of Human Rights Council hopes U.S. won’t declare Russian media “foreign agents”

Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov believes that U.S. authorities will give up the idea to recognize Russian media operating in the country as “foreign agents”.

11:47 04.10.2017

European Commissioner believes Russian “foreign agents” law impedes human rights

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.

12:59 13.07.2017

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

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.

10:59 29.03.2017

Russian polling NGO to appeal foreign agent status in Supreme Court

The Levada-Center, which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, will file an appeal with the Supreme Court against labeling of the organization as a foreign agent.

16:03 15.03.2017

Ruling on inclusion of Russian polling NGO in “foreign agents” list upheld

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a decision to add one of Russia’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Levada-Center, which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, to the foreign agents list.

18:14 14.03.2017

Moscow Court upholds fine for human rights group Memorial over “foreign agents” law

The Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling to impose a 300,000-ruble fine (about $5,000) on international human rights association Memorial for violation of “foreign agents” law.

16:29 10.03.2017

Human rights group Memorial's appeal against $5,000 fine set for March 10

The Moscow City Court will consider on March 10 an appeal against a 300,000-ruble fine (nearly $5,000) imposed on human rights organization Memorial, which was earlier declared “foreign agent”.

17:52 23.01.2017

Denial to remove human rights group Memorial from “foreign agents” list appealed

International human rights association Memorial has lodged an appeal with the Moscow City Court challenging a lower court’s refusal to remove the organization from the “foreign agents” list.

11:55 16.01.2017

Top Russian polling NGO turns to ECHR over “foreign agent” label

One of Russia’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Levada-Center, which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, has filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights over declaring it a “foreign agent”.

11:50 13.01.2017