Russia Bans Key Platform for Civil Society Cooperation
This week, Russia’s prosecutor general designated as “undesirable” the EU-Russian Civil Society Forum, a prominent nongovernmental organization promoting cooperation between Russian and European civil society groups and activists.
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EU-Russia Civil Society Forum’s logo.
© EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
Under Russia’s insidiously expanding legislation on “undesirable” organizations, the authorities can ban any foreign or international group by claiming they undermine Russia’s …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
