Russian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition blogger Alexei Navalny on Thursday slammed President Vladimir Putin’s move to intensify a crackdown on dissenting voices with a law against “undesirable NGOs.” The measure allows Russia’s prosecutor general to ban any foreign or international organizations that are deemed a threat to Russia’s constitutional order, defense or security. It also provides for fines, manual labor, and up to six years of jail time for offenders.
The law follows 2012 Russian legislation allowing any group that receives foreign funding or engages in activity deemed political to be branded as a “foreign agent.” The Kremlin has also fueled …read more
Source: Voice of America
