Kremlin Approves Bill Expanding 'Undesirable' Tag To State-Funded Organizations

The Russian government on May 13 approved a bill allowing it to label any foreign organization, including those established by a government, as an "undesirable organization." Russian lawmakers in the State Duma brought the bill forward in February. The current iteration of the so-called "undesirable organizations" law, which has been in effect since 2015, only allows foreign nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations to be labeled as "undesirable" and shut down. So far this year, Moscow has designated RFE/RL and the U.S.-based NGO Freedom House as "undesirable" organizations. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Russian Service, click here.