New restrictions signed into law over the weekend by Vladimir Putin allows Russian authorities the power to shut down foreign-backed groups deemed “undesirable,” in a step activists say is likely to further pressure the country’s beleaguered civil society.
Russia's Putin Signs Law Against 'undesirable' Ngos
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