Russia Adds 6 Foreign Orgs to Undesirable List
The Ministry of Justice declared communities of Russians in Batumi and Italy as 'undesirable'. The Russian Ministry of Justice added the Georgian community 'Russians of Batumi' and the Association of Free Russians in Italy to the registry of 'undesirable organizations'.
Consensus
- The Ministry of Justice of Russia added six foreign organizations to the registry of 'undesirable' organizations.
- The organizations included are based in the United States, Germany, Italy, and Georgia.
- The listed organizations include 'Россияне Батуми' (Russiaites Batumi) from Georgia.
- The listed organizations include 'Ассоциация свободных россиин в Италии' (Association of Free Russians in Italy).
- The listed organizations include the 'Фонд памяти жертв коммунистов' (Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation) from the United States.
- The listed organizations include the 'Исследовательский центр незаисимой литературы...' (Research Center for Independent Literature and Social Movements of Eastern Europe at Bremen University) from Germany.
- The listed organizations include 'Human Rights Foundation' (HRF) from the United States.
- The listed organizations include 'Общество памяти' (Remembrance Society) from the United States.
- The inclusion of these organizations in the registry means their activities are banned in Russia.
- Participation in or support of these organizations may lead to administrative or criminal liability for Russian citizens.
- The decision was based on rulings by the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Justice added 'Россияне Батуми', 'Ассоциация свободных русских в Италии', and four other organizations to the registry. — tg_echoonline_news
- The Ministry of Justice added one organization on August 11 and five on August 14. — fontanka
- The 'Ассоциация свободных россиан в Италии' was previously recognized as 'undesirable' under the name 'Comunità dei Russi Liberi in Italia'. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Human Rights Foundation is led by Yulia Navalnaya, who succeeded Harry Kasparov in 2024. — tvrain
- The Human Rights Foundation was founded by Bill Clinton and is led by Yulia Navalnaya. — tg_astrapress
- The 'Ассоциация свободных Россиин в Италии' is linked to the Anti-War Committee of Russia. — tg_currenttime
- The 'Общество памяти' is listed as 'Remebmrance Society' (with a spelling error). — tg_radiosvoboda
Coverage (11 sources)
- Ministry of Justice declared communities of Russians in Batumi and Italy 'undesirable' — ЭХО / Новости
- The Ministry of Justice of Russia included six organizations from the USA, Georgia, Germany, and Italy in the list of undesirable organizations — Фонтанка
- Ministry of Justice of Russia again expanded the registry of undesirable organizations — РИАМО
- Ministry of Justice adds six organizations from the USA, Georgia, Germany, and Italy to the list of 'undesirable' — SOTAvision
- Ministry of Justice of Russia recognized five organizations as 'undesirable', two of which are Russian unions abroad — Настоящее Время
- Ministry of Justice adds Free Russians Association in Italy to the second list of "undesirable" organizations — Дождь
- Ministry of Justice of Russia added six more foreign organizations to the list of 'undesirable' — ASTRA
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation added so-called "undesirable" organizations to the list. — Радио Свобода
- Ministry of Justice adds Free Russians Association in Italy to the second list of "undesirable" organizations — Дождь (Telegram)
- Ministry of Justice added 'Russians Batumi' to the list of undesirable organizations — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Justice recognized Human Rights Foundation as an undesirable organization — Ведомости
Key entities
- Ministry of Justice
- Russia
- Italy
- USA
- Batumis
- Research Center of Independent Literature and Public Movements
- Germany
- Georgia
- Ministry of Justice
- Eastern Europe
- Associations
- University of Bremen
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