Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has added the Fund for Support of Ethnic Germans Abroad, the Ukrainian civic education center “Almenda”, and the British association “Friends of Falun Gong Europe” to the register of “undesirable” organizations. The decision on “Almenda” was made on September 9, and on the other two organizations — on September 7.
The updated Justice Ministry register says that the Prosecutor General’s Office has recognized as “undesirable” the Fund for Support of Ethnic Germans Abroad, registered in Germany, the Ukrainian civic education center “Almenda”, and the British association “Friends of Falun Gong Europe”.
The decision on “Almenda” was made on September 9, and on the German fund and “Friends of Falun Gong Europe” — on September 7. The grounds for including the organizations in the list are not specified in the register.
The Fund for Support of Ethnic Germans operates in more than 35 countries. It helps German communities abroad prepare and implement cultural, educational, public, and humanitarian initiatives.
“Almenda” appeared in Crimea in 2011 and initially focused on civic education and strengthening democratic culture. After Russia annexed the peninsula, the center shifted its focus to the difficulties faced by Crimeans.
“Friends of Falun Gong Europe” advocate freedom of religion and report on the persecution of followers of the Falun Gong movement in China and beyond. On September 10, the Prosecutor General’s Office added 15 organizations at once to the register of “undesirable” organizations, including the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), three of its entities in the Netherlands, the US and the UK, as well as the Central Asian project CABAR. asia associated with it.
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