Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning members of foreign organizations considered undesirable in the Russian Federation from organizing and becoming members of non-profit organizations (NPOs). The document was published on the official site internet portal legal process.
According to the innovation, persons included in the list of international non-governmental organizations whose work in Russia is considered undesirable will not be able to establish or participate in non-profit organizations (NPOs).
Moreover, according to the law, it is possible to remove persons from the founders of an NPO on the initiative of the governing bodies.
Before recognizedThe support community of Wikimedia.ru, the Russian version of Wikipedia, will be closed. This is what the general director of the non-profit organization (NPO) Stanislav Kozlovsky told socialbites.ca.
Formerly Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Additional Two more organizations have been added to the unwanted list.