European Parliament condemns Russian clampdown on NGOs
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The resolution specifically addresses the recent actions to dissolve the 2009 Sakharov Prize winning Human Rights organisation Memorial.
Furthermore, it condemns the strengthened Foreign Agents Law.
In June 2014, Putin signed amendments to the law which allow the Ministry of Justice to register NGOs as “foreign agents” at their own discretion, without the organisations’ consent.
Organisations with this label, will be subjected to additional scrutiny… Read the rest
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