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SUMMARY: Functions of NGOs in Contemporary Russia: The Case of the Civic As
 sistance Committee
DESCRIPTION: Location: Liu Institute for Global Issues – Research Room  (1s
 t floor) 6476 North West Marine Drive Join us for this engaging talk with D
 r. Olga Rosenblum\, Russian State University for the Humanities\, Moscow. W
 ith the Russian “foreign agent” law that went into effect on November 20\, 
 2012\, non-profit organizations that receive foreign donations and are perc
 eived […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><strong>Location:</strong><br />Liu Instit
 ute for Global Issues – Research Room  (1st floor)<br />6476 North West Mar
 ine Drive</p><p>Join us for this engaging talk with Dr. Olga Rosenblum\, Ru
 ssian State University for the Humanities\, Moscow.</p><p>With the Russian 
 “foreign agent” law that went into effect on November 20\, 2012\, non-profi
 t organizations that receive foreign donations and are perceived to shape p
 ublic opinion are required to register as so-called "foreign agents". Many 
 non-profit organizations have refused to register themselves. However\, sin
 ce May 2014\, the Ministry of Justice has the right to identify foreign age
 nts (at this time more than 100 organizations are in the list). The new dra
 ft legislation that is currently being discussed in the Russian parliament 
 makes no distinction between non-partisan organizations which receive forei
 gn funds in order to support humanitarian projects\, and those with explici
 t political aims\; soon all non-governmental organizations could be forced 
 to curtail their work. The efforts of one NGO\, the Civic Assistance Commit
 tee\, which promotes the rights of migrant adults and children\, will be di
 scussed in this context.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e
 /functions-of-ngos-in-contemporary-russia-the-case-of-the-civic-assistance-
 committee-with-dr-olga-tickets-23063843577" target="_blank">Please RSVP</a>
 </strong>.<br />A light lunch will be included.</p><p><strong>Co-sponsored 
 by</strong> the Department of Central\, Eastern\, and Northern European Stu
 dies\, Eurasian States and Societies: Past and Present lecture series at Gr
 een College\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, UBC</p><p><a href="http://P
 hoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/55630858@N04/7125645655
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