The Ministry of Justice recognized the activities of three Canadian organizations as undesirable in Russia

The Russian Ministry of Justice included three Canadian organizations in scroll foreign and international non-governmental organizations whose activities in the Russian Federation are recognized as undesirable. The updated list includes the School of International Relations and Public Policy. Peter Munk, Russian-Canadian Democratic Alliance, and the School of International Relations. Norman Paterson. The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office recognized their activities as undesirable on March 13.

According to the information on the website, the school named after. Peter Munch and the school named after. Norman Paterson specialize in teaching students in the field of international relations. The website of the Russian-Canadian Democratic Alliance states that the organization was created from a community of former and current Russian citizens in Canada. Its goal is stated to be the development of the Russian-Canadian community in accordance with the ideals of democracy, human rights and citizenship.

As of today, April 4, the list of organizations that are recognized by the Ministry of Justice as undesirable includes 155 names. According to Russian legislation, administrative liability is provided for participation in the activities of such organizations (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation). The maximum penalty under this article is a fine of up to 15 thousand rubles. Repeated participation results in criminal liability (Part 1 of Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The article provides for up to four years of imprisonment).

Milena Kostereva