The Ministry of Justice recognized the Polish Open Dialogue Foundation as undesirable – Kommersant
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The Russian Ministry of Justice included the Polish non-governmental organization “Open Dialogue Foundation” (Fundacja Otwarty Dialog) into scroll organizations whose activities in the Russian Federation are recognized as undesirable. The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office recognized the fund’s activities as undesirable on February 14.
According to information on the foundation’s website, it was founded in 2009 on the initiative of Ukrainian student and civil activist Lyudmila Kozlovskaya. The stated goals of the organization are the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in post-Soviet regions. The foundation has permanent representative offices in Warsaw and Brussels.
As of today, March 25, the list of organizations that are recognized by the Ministry of Justice as undesirable includes 152 names. According to Russian legislation, for participation in the activities of an undesirable organization, administrative liability is provided (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, the maximum penalty is a fine of up to 15 thousand rubles), with repeated participation criminal liability arises (Part 1 of Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, up to four years of imprisonment).
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