MOSCOW: Russian prosecutors Tuesday declared the US Congress-funded National Endowment for Democracy the first “undesirable” foreign group under a controversial new law to ban overseas organisations deemed a threat.
The move is part of what critics say is a Kremlin drive against civil society, fuelled by growing anti-Western rhetoric over the Ukraine crisis.
“Taking into account the overall aim of the endowment’s work, prosecutors came to the conclusion that it presents a threat to the constitutional order of Russia, its defence capabilities and state security,” the prosecutors said in a statement.
They accused the American non-profit organisation of using local NGOs to undermine …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
