Top Russian polling NGO fined over failure to comply with foreign agent lawThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court had fined the Levada Center NGO 300,000 rubles (about $5,000) over its failure to comply with the “foreign agent” law.17:43 26.10.2016
Moscow court upholds ban on Golos NGOThe Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling on liquidation of the Golos association in defense of voters’ rights.16:34 10.10.2016
Levada-Center to appeal its inclusion in “foreign agents” listOne of Russia’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Levada-Center, which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, will appeal its inclusion into a “foreign agent” list.13:50 09.09.2016
Levada-Center survey NGO declared foreign agentOne of Russia’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Levada-Center, which regularly conducts sociological and market surveys, has been declared a “foreign agent”.10:53 06.09.2016
State Duma adopts bill amending foreign agents lawThe State Duma adopted amendments to the NGO foreign agents law aimed at clarifying the terms of political activity in the first reading on Wednesday.17:51 20.04.2016
Sakharov Center challenges Russian Justice Ministry over NGO rulingThe 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 Constitutional Court reviews NGO inspections complaintRussia’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 lawThe 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 requestThe 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 listRussia’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 blacklistThe 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
Russian Supreme Court confirms legitimacy of prosecutor’s inspection of NGOsThe Russian Supreme Court has found the prosecutor’s inspection of NGOs legitimate, a RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.13:28 27.11.2014
Justice Ministry refuses to remove Golos NGO from foreign agents registerRussia’s Justice Ministry has refused to remove the Golos association in defense of voters’ rights from the foreign agent register, because it allegedly received foreign funding.11:17 27.11.2014
Soldiers' Mothers of St. Petersburg NGO fights against foreign agent statusSoldiers’ Mothers of St. Petersburg NGO protest against labeling the organization as a 'foreign agent' and want the Ministry of Justice to remove it from the blacklist.10:34 08.09.2014
First NGO registers as foreign agent in RussiaNon-commercial partnership "Supporting Competition in the CIS Countries" is the first organization in Russia to register as a foreign agent in accordance with a law passed last year requiring NGOs funded from abroad to declare their status.15:52 28.06.2013
Election NGO GOLOS suspended for six months - Justice MinistryThe Justice Ministry has suspended the operations of the GOLOS Association for six months for refusing to register as a foreign agent, the ministry said.11:52 27.06.2013
Justice Ministry orders election watchdog GOLOS to register as foreign agentThe Justice Ministry insists that the GOLOS Association register as foreign agent despite the organization's assurances that it has not received foreign funding since November, the ministry press office told RIA Novosti.11:24 21.06.2013
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