Some Foreign Charities in Russia Allowed to Resume

The Russian government has allowed 40 foreign nonprofit organizations to get back to work on Tuesday, after forcing about 100 such groups to temporarily shut down last week, reports The Associated Press.

A new law in Russia requires that all foreign nongovernmental organizations must register with its Justice Ministry. Scores of groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, had to suspend operations last week after their registrations were not processed in time for the October 18 deadline.

Many people say that the law is a way for the Kremlin to control and limit organizations that are critical of its practices, but the Justice Ministry insists that it is working as fast as possible to register the remaining groups and that the suspensions are not politically motivated.

Read The Chronicle of Philanthropy‘s article about the law.

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