Russian present introduces bill to lower hurdles for nonprofit organizations

The New York Times reports that “President Dmitri A. Medvedev introduced legislation on Wednesday to ease some of the regulatory burdens on nonprofit groups. The current law was approved under Mr. Medvedev’s predecessor, Vladimir V. Putin, who asserted that hat foreign governments were using the groups to meddle in Russia’s affairs.” No details yet on the bill’s contents. For discussion of the Russia’s current regulation of nonprofits, link here and here

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