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Doctors Without Borders Forced to Shut Down Operations in Russia

The aid organization said it was ordered to “deregister” from the Justice Ministry’s database of foreign NGOs, effectively shutting down its operations...

In 2023, the Kremlin Worked To Dismantle Russia’s Environmental Movement. Some of It Survived.

Russia labeled global NGOs such as Bellona, Greenpeace and the WWF “undesirable.” Experts agree that advocacy remains possible at a grassroots level...

Russia’s Civil Society in 2023: Beleaguered But Not Beaten

For much of Russian civil society — whether at home or abroad — 2023 has been a year of continuous adaptation.

Wikimedia Russia Shuts Down Amid 'Foreign Agent' Threats

Russia’s communications regulator has accused Wikipedia of allowing the spread of “false” and “unreliable” information about the war in Ukraine...

Transparency International Russia Relaunches From Abroad

The watchdog's Russian branch was shuttered earlier this year after being added to Moscow's list of “undesirable” organizations.

Branded 'Foreign Agents,' Russian NGOs Still Work to Achieve Change

Many NGOs and individual branded "foreign agents" have given up and closed, but a few persevere.

Russian Anti-Torture Group Members’ Homes Raided

The Committee Against Torture monitors cases of torture and presses authorities to investigate mistreatment by security forces.

opinion Prodolzhenie Sleduet

The Return of Russia's Foreign Agent Paranoia as Biological Imperative

Every Friday, the Russian internet — well, its liberal part at least — waits with bated breath for communications regulator Roskomnadzor to...

Russia Labels U.S.-Based Sakharov Foundation ‘Undesirable’

Russian prosecutors on Monday declared as “undesirable” the U.S.-based foundation that preserves the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei...

War, Sanctions and Economic Turmoil: The Struggle for Russian Charities to Survive

Stem cells for bone marrow transplants have just 48 hours to reach the patient in need. Any longer than this, and they’ll die. In peacetime, 48 hours...

Russian NGOs Plead With Putin Over ‘Indirect’ Foreign Funding Rules – Kommersant

More than 50 NGOs say the requirements will leave the homeless, elderly, orphans and seriously ill without support due to fewer donations.

Russia Slaps Foreign Media, NGOs with 'Foreign Agent' and 'Undesirable Org' Labels

Prosecutors said the groups pose “a threat to the foundations of Russia’s constitutional system and security.”

Russia Slaps U.S. Think Tank With 'Undesirable' Label After Post-Putin Report

Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office said the foundation’s activities “threaten the constitutional system and security of Russia.”

Russia Massively Contributes to Decline in Democratic Norms, Freedom House Says

Freedom House ranked Russia 88th out of 118 countries in freedom, flanked by Congo and Vietnam on either side.

First Victim of Russia’s 'Undesirable Organizations' Law Declared Prisoner of Conscience

Shevchenko was the first person to be charged under the 2015 legislation banning “undesirable organizations” in Russia.

Head of Russian Anti-Slavery NGO Reports Being Stabbed

An estimated 800,000 people live as modern-day slaves in Russia, working under conditions of forced labor, debt bondage and human trafficking.

Macron Meets Human Rights Activists, Solzhenitsyn's Widow on Russia Visit

Macron is in St. Petersburg, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for talks on international crises.

Russia Ranks 135th in Transparency International's World Corruption Index

2017 was marked by anti-corruption rallies and high-profile fraud cases in Russia.

Open Russia Activist Beaten Outside Home in St. Petersburg

More than half a dozen civil activists have been attacked in St. Petersburg in the first months of 2018.

opinion Zoya Svetova

NGOs in Russia: Do They Still Stand a Chance? (Op-ed)

The Kremlin is steadily ramping up its control over civil society

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