The black list

Jul 30, 2014 16:30

New repressive action: 5 more NGOs declared to be “foreign agents”; one required to pay tax

Well, seems like the process of suppressing "foreign elements" is going in full force in Russia these days. NGOs like Memorial and Agora, as well as some environmentalists from the Kaliningrad exclave, were declared traitors to the Motherland. A couple of ( Read more... )

civil rights, democracy, russia, campaigning

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htpcl July 30 2014, 13:33:59 UTC
Ah, the old Tzarist/Soviet ways will never be forgotten. It's the same old story, only Dear Leader bears a different title and is dressed in different garment every time.

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hardblue July 30 2014, 13:43:43 UTC
It feels like an iron curtain is falling.

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