EU calls Russia’s NGO law ‘worrying step’
‘The European Union says Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a “worrying step” by signing a regulation that outlaws what Moscow believes to be “undesirable” non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
The EU foreign services said in a statement on Sunday that the rule was a “worrying step in a series of restrictions on civil society, independent media and political opposition.”
“It will restrict freedom of speech and media as well as pluralism of opinion,” the statement read.
Under the law signed by Putin, the Russian authorities would be able to ban overseas NGOs and go after their workforce.’
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