Putin, Merkel air differences on NGOs Apr 8th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) HANNOVER, Germany (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel confronted Russia's president with her concerns about a crackdown on non-governmental organizations, but Vladimir Putin brushed the issue aside by repeating that his government needs to kn... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : putin, merkel, differences, ngos, Top Keywords

Merkel tells Putin to give NGOs a chance Apr 8th, 2013 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) HANNOVER, Germany (AP) - Germany's leader has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Kremlin needs to encourage civil society as well as push for technological modernization. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : merkel, tells, putin, give, ngos, chance, Top Keywords

Putin: Raids on NGOs are to check foreign funding Mar 28th, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Russian authorities are raiding non-governmental organizations to make sure they comply with a law intended to stem foreign meddling in Russian politics, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : putin, raids, ngos, check, foreign, funding, Top Keywords

Russia searches hundreds of rights groups, NGOs Mar 21st, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Russian prosecutors on Thursday searched the offices of Memorial, one of the country's oldest and most respected human rights groups, part of a new wide-ranging campaign targeting hundreds of nongovernmental organizations. (Source:... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia, searches, hundreds, rights, groups, ngos, Top Keywords

Russian rights activists to boycott law on NGOs Nov 19th, 2012 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) Leading Russian activists pledged on Monday to boycott a new draconian law that they warn will help the Kremlin stifle critics with a mixture of repression, fines and inspections of non-governmental organizations. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, rights, activists, boycott, ngos, ngos, Top Keywords

Russian NGOs defy law naming them 'foreign agents' Sep 27th, 2012 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) Leading Russian non-government organizations said Thursday they would will defy a new Kremlin law requiring those who receive funding from abroad to register as "foreign agents." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, ngos, defy, naming, them, 'foreign, agents', Top Keywords

Putin signs law regulating Russian NGOs Jul 21st, 2012 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a new measure that requires non-governmental groups receiving funding from abroad and engaging in political activity to register as foreign agents. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : putin, signs, regulating, russian, ngos, 'foreign, agents', Top Keywords

Russian parliament passes restrictions on NGOs Jul 13th, 2012 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday passed a bill imposing new restrictions on non-governmental organizations that receive funding from abroad. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, parliament, passes, restrictions, ngos, 'foreign, agents', Top Keywords

Rise in settler attacks on Palestinians: UN, NGOs Jul 11th, 2012 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has risen sharply, due to friction between people or a desire to intimidate or take revenge, UN agencies and NGOs said Wednesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rise, settler, attacks, palestinians, ngos, 'foreign, agents', Top Keywords

Russian lawmakers to vote on bill targeting NGOs Jul 6th, 2012 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) A Kremlin-backed law being considered would impose harsh regulations on all of Russia's foreign-funded non-governmental organizations involved in political activity. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, lawmakers, vote, bill, targeting, ngos, agents', Top Keywords