Russia on March 10 added the World Wildlife Fund to its register of "foreign agents," along with a prominent Kremlin critic, a renowned economist, and a few others. Russian law requires individuals and organizations that are determined to have received foreign funding and to have engaged in loosely defined "political activity" to identify themselves as "foreign agents." Authorities have used the law to discredit those listed and to stifle dissent. The World Wildlife Fund, which is headquartered in Washington, is a conservation group with projects throughout the world, including in Russia. To read the original story by AP, click here.
Russia Lists World Wildlife Fund, Others As 'Foreign Agents'
The World Wildlife Fund, which is headquartered in Washington, is a conservation group with projects throughout the world, including in Russia.