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Russia Today
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russia bans Western NGO
The Office of the Russian Prosecutor General has banned Amnesty International, the London-based non-governmental organization (NGO), accusing it of Russophobia and support for the Ukrainian military. An official statement on Monday said that while the 'organization positions itself as an active champion of human rights throughout the world,' its headquarters in the British capital have turned into a 'center for preparing global Russophobic projects, paid for by accomplices of the Kiev regime.' 'Members of the organization support extremist organizations and finance foreign agents' activities,' the Prosecutor General's Office claimed. Amnesty has been actively working toward 'increasing military confrontation' since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022. Russian prosecutors have accused the NGO of whitewashing Ukrainian war crimes, calling for more financial support for Kiev and the economic isolation of Moscow. Last month, Moscow banned US-based NGO Hope Harbor Society for providing financial support for the Ukrainian military as well as the coordination of anti-Russian protests in the US and other countries. In early April, the Elton John AIDS Foundation was designated as 'undesirable' in Russia after being accused of promoting pro-LGBTQ agenda in the country. Organizations with such a designation are banned from operating in Russia, and residents or companies may face legal penalties for providing financial or other forms of support to them. The Russian Justice Ministry currently lists more than 200 such entities, including major Western influence groups such as George Soros' Open Society Foundations, the US-based German Marshall Fund, and the pro-NATO Atlantic Council.
Russia Today
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Moscow bans American NGO
The Office of the Russian Prosecutor General has designated the US non-governmental organization Hope Harbor Society as 'undesirable', accusing it of financially supporting the Ukrainian military. The official statement on Thursday said that the NGO 'was founded in the US in January 2024 with the aim of uniting supporters of [Russian] opposition blocs to fight against the current government in Russia.' According to prosecutors, the entity is 'actively collecting funds to cover the Ukrainian military's needs' as well as 'organizing, holding and coordinating anti-Russian protests in the US and other countries.' During these events, members of the NGO have displayed banned flags and symbols of the 'Freedom of Russia Legion', which has been designated a terrorist organization, as well as the 'Ukrainian Insurgent Army', known for its collaboration with Nazi Germany and involvement in ethnic cleansing during World War II, the statement adds. READ MORE: Russia bans Elton John foundation It further accuses Hope Harbor Society of spreading disinformation about the Russian military and cooperating with extremist entities within Russia. In February, the prosecutor general's office similarly declared a Serbian NGO called Russian Democratic Society as undesirable over its backing of anti-government protests in Russia. The group was accused of holding more than twenty rallies in support of Ukraine between 2022 and 2024. Organizations classified as 'undesirable' are banned from operating in Russia, and residents or companies may face legal penalties for providing financial or other forms of support to them. The Russian Justice Ministry currently lists over 200 such entities, including major Western influence groups such as George Soros' Open Society Foundations, the US-based German Marshall Fund, and the pro-NATO Atlantic Council.
