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Russia declares Naumann Foundation undesirable
The FDP-affiliated Friedrich Naumann Foundation has been declared an undesirable organization in Russia. This was announced by the foundation in Potsdam on Thursday after the Ministry of Justice in Moscow had updated its blacklist the day before. The classification as an undesirable organization is tantamount to a ban on work in Russia.
"For Russians in particular, especially the foundation's long-standing partners, working with an undesirable organization poses a high risk," wrote the Naumann Foundation's board in a statement. The move shows "that the Kremlin is threatening the worldwide, resolute commitment to civil and human rights. We will not be deterred by this and will stick to our mission."
The Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom in memory of the Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was murdered in 2015, was also classified as undesirable, as was the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.
Shortly after the attack on Ukraine in 2022, the Russian government banned the political education work of the party-affiliated German foundations of the SPD, CDU, Greens and FDP in Russia and withdrew the registration of their offices in Moscow. Since then, the Green-affiliated Heinrich Böll Foundation and the SPD-affiliated Friedrich Ebert Foundation have also been declared undesirable organizations.
Pressure on Russian civil society is increasing
According to a Russian law from 2015, undesirable organizations must cease their activities in Russia, as the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) in Berlin explains. Accounts and any property are blocked and representative offices are closed. Russian citizens risk criminal prosecution if they come into contact with these organizations. The Russian Ministry of Justice's register currently includes almost 160 organizations from Germany, the USA and other countries. The pressure on Russian civil society and its foreign contacts has intensified once again since the start of the war.
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