Information about the inclusion of the Open Dialogue Foundation on the list of “undesirable organisations” has been posted on the website of the Russian Ministry of Justice.
Since 2015 in Russia, the authorities have had the ability to declare foreign organisations “undesirable”. Such status means that, according to the Kremlin, they pose “a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation, the defence capacity of the country or the security of the State”.
As of 2021, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has the ability to recognise as “undesirable organisations” any institutions or projects in the world that have any connection (e.g., financial) with organisations on the Russian territory previously deemed “undesirable”.
Such organisations are banned from operating in Russia or, for example, from disseminating information in Russia.
The decision on inclusion in the list of “undesirable organisations” is made by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office with the approval of the Russian Interior Ministry. There were 152 entities on this list as of February this year.
The penalty for cooperation with an “undesirable organization” is up to six years in prison or a fine of up to 15,000 rubles (the equivalent of about PLN 640).
Source: belsat.eu
In other media:
- PolskieRadio24: Russia put a Polish foundation as undesirable. Decision by Ministry of Justice (March 26, 2024)
- Dziennik: Open Dialogue Foundation on Russian list of undesirable organisations (March 26, 2024)
- WNP: Russia: Poland-based Open Dialogue Foundation listed as undesirable (March 26, 2024)
- i.pl: Open Dialogue Foundation an enemy in Russia. Management under threat of long-term imprisonment (March 26, 2024)
- Onet: Open Dialogue Foundation “undesirable” in Russia (March 26, 2024)
- Polskie Radio: Russia lists Polish foundation as undesirable organisation (March 26, 2024)
- Polskie Radio – English Section: Moscow blacklists a Polish non-profit (March 26, 2024)
- The Odessa Journal: In Russia, the Polish foundation Open Dialogue has been declared “undesirable.” It was involved in providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees (March 25, 2024)
- The Insider: Polish Open Dialogue Foundation deemed an “undesirable organisation” (March 25, 2024)
