Latest Russian charity group crackdown shows increased government interference in civil society

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Russian NGOs say new law makes them look like spies (+video)

The Christian Science Monitor

Russian nongovernmental organizations are holding their breath a few days after a new law came into effect, requiring those who receive any amount of outside funding and engage in “public outreach” that authorities deem political to register as “foreign agents” and identify themselves as such.