List of organisations banned in Russia
This is a partial list of organizations that are officially banned in Russia as "extremist" or declared undesirable. Many organizations were banned based on the Russian foreign agent law and Russian undesirable organizations law. Among them were Open Russia, National Endowment for Democracy, Open Society Foundation, U.S. Russia Foundation, International Republican Institute, Media Development Investment Fund and National Democratic Institute.[1]
Banned organisations
Before 2014
- Hizb ut-Tahrir (banned in 2003)
- National Bolshevik Party (banned on 19 April 2007)
- National Socialist Society (banned on 1 February 2010)
- Slavic Union (banned on 27 April 2010)
- United Vilayat of Kabarda-Balkaria-Karachai (banned on 9 July 2010)
- Takfir wal-Hijra (banned on 15 September 2010)
- Format18 (banned on 20 December 2010)
- Russian National Unity (banned on 24 December 2010)
- Russian all-national union (banned on 30 May 2011)
- Movement Against Illegal Immigration (banned on 18 April 2011)
Since 2014
- Jehovah's Witnesses (banned on 20 April 2017)
- Open Russia
- National Endowment for Democracy
- U.S. Russia Foundation
- International Republican Institute
- Media Development Investment Fund
- National Democratic Institute
- The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People was labeled an "extremist organisation" by Russian authorities in Crimea[3] and banned by the Russian-appointed supreme court there on 26 April 2016.[4]
See also
Notes
- Russian authorities ban Khodorkovsky’s organization Open Russia as ‘undesirable’ by Amnesty International
- UKRAINE REPORTS RUSSIAN MILITARY ACTIVITY ON CRIMEA BORDER, Newsweek (8 August 2016)
Gutterman, Steve. "Putin signs Crimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions". Reuters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
Ukraine crisis timeline, BBC News
UN General Assembly adopts resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity Archived 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, China Central Television (28 March 2014) - Since the 2014 Crimean crisis, the status of the Crimea and of the city of Sevastopol is under dispute between Russia and Ukraine; Ukraine and the majority of the international community considers the Crimea and Sevastopol an integral part of Ukraine, while Russia, on the other hand, considers the Crimea and Sevastopol an integral part of Russia, with Sevastopol functioning as a federal city (Russian authorities are in control of both).[2]
- Crimean court bans Tatar ruling body in blow to minority, Thestar.com.my (26 April 2016)
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