Russian authorities on Monday blacklisted the Open Society Foundations run by U.S. financier George Soros.
Russia’s prosecutor general’s office added the Open Society Foundations and the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation to a list of “undesirable” organizations, which bans them from continuing to give grants to Russian partners.
Under a vague law passed in May and signed by President Vladimir Putin, prosecutors said the Soros foundations were undermining Russia’s constitutional foundations, defense and national security.
The law gives prosecutors the power to shut down any foreign or international organizations in Russia deemed a threat, and to fine and imprison any Russian repeat offenders …read more
Source: Voice of America
