EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS DECLARED UNDESIRABLE IN RUSSIA

1. Open Russia Civic Movement, United Kingdom, April 27, 2017
2. Open Russia, United Kingdom, April 27, 2017
3. Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, Romania, July 03, 2017
4. European Platform for Democratic Elections, Germany, March 13, 2018
5. International Elections Study Center, Lithuania, March 13, 2018
6. People in Need, Czech Republic, November 12, 2019
7. European Endowment for Democracy, Belgium, March 12, 2020
8. European Falun Dafa Association, United Kingdom, July 21, 2020
9. Prague Civil Society Centre, Czech Republic, December 25, 2020
10. Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe, France, December 25, 2020
11. Centre for Liberal Modernity, Germany, June 02, 2021
12. Forum of Russian-speaking Europeans, Germany, June 02, 2021
13. Austausch, Germany, June 02, 2021
14. European Choice, France, July 09, 2021
15. Khodorkovsky Foundation, United Kingdom, July 09, 2021
16. Oxford Russia Fund, United Kingdom, July 09, 2021
17. Future of Russia Foundation, United Kingdom, July 09, 2021
18. Freedom of Information Society, Czech Republic, July 09, 2021
19. International Partnership for Human Rights, Belgium, August 17, 2021
20. New Generation Evangelical Christian Church, Latvia, August 30, 2021
21. New Generation International Christian Movement, Latvia, August 30, 2021
22. European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations, Montenegro, October 01, 2021
23. WOT Foundation, Poland, February 04, 2022
24. iStories (Important Stories), Latvia, March 05, 2022
25. Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs), United Kingdom, April 13, 2022
26. Heirich Böll Foundation, Germany, May 31, 2022
27. Stichting Belllingcat,Netherlands, July 26, 2022
28. Bellingcat, United Kingdom, Netherlands, July 26, 2022
29. The Insider, Latvia, July 26, 2022
30. CEELI Institute, Czech Republic, July 26, 2022
31. Open Estonia Foundation, Estonia, July 29, 2022
32. Calvert 22 Foundation, United Kingdom, August 12, 2022
33. Decembrists (German: Dekabristen), Germany, October 25, 2022
34. Open Press, France, November 25, 2022
35. Riddle, Lithuania, December 13, 2022
36. Anti-War Committee in Sweden "Russians Against War", Sweden, January 10, 2023
37. Meduza, Latvia, February 07, 2023
38. Free Russia Forum, Lithuania, February 13, 2023
39. Free Nations League, Lithuania, March 10, 2023
40. Transparency International, Germany, March 21, 2023
41. Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum, Poland, March 31, 2023
42. Solidarus, Germany, April 05, 2023
43. Free University (Latvian: Briva Universitate), Latvia, April 18, 2023
44. Institute for Statecraft, United Kingdom, April 25, 2023
45. EU-Russia Civic Society Forum, Germany, April 25, 2023
46. Bellona Foundation, Norway, May 02, 2023
47. Congress of People's Deputies, Poland, May 18, 2023
48. Greenpeace International, Netherlands, May 29, 2023
49. AgoraXXX, Bulgaria, June 28, 2023
50. World Wide Fund for Nature, Switzerland, July 05, 2023
51. Novaya Gazeta Europe, Latvia, July 14, 2023
52. Human Rights House Foundation, Norway, July 24, 2023
53. Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House, Lithuania, July 24, 2023
54. Human Rights House, Tbilisi, Georgia, July 24, 2023
55. Human Rights House, Yerevan,Armenia, July 24, 2023
56. TVR Srudios (TV Rain), Netherlands, ugust 04, 2023
57. TV Rain, Latvia, August 04, 2023
58. Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies (Martens Centre), Belgium, August 15, 2023
59. For a Free Russia, Poland, August 23, 2023
60. URALIC Centre for Indigenous Peoples, Estonia, Septemberb 14, 2023
61. UnKremlin, Germany, September 18, 2023
62. International Transport Workers' Foundation, United Kingdom, September 18, 2023
63. EastCham Finland, September 26, 2023
64. Committee-2024, Poland, October 17, 2023
65. Central European University, Austria, November 01, 2023
66. Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS),, Germany, November 01, 2023
67. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Jehovah's Witnesses, Germany, November 08, 2023
68. Civic Council, Poland, November 21, 2023
69. Eastern European Academic Network, Germany, December 04, 2023
70. Russian Action Committee, Lithuania, december 04, 2023
71. True Russia, United Kingdom, December 25, 2023
72. Helpdesk Media Foundation, Latvia, December 26, 2023
73. Freies Russland Berlin, Germany, January 26, 2024
74. Freies Russland NRW, January 26, 2024
75. Russie-LibertésXXX, France, January 31, 2024
76. Asociacion de Rusos Libres, Spain, January 31, 2024
77. IndustriALL Global Union, Switzerland, February 05, 2024
78. Russian Election Monitor, Germany, February 07, 2024
79. Article 19, United Kingdom, February 08, 2024
80. Mnenie Media, Czech Republic, February 08, 2024
81. German Society for Eastern European Studies, March 01, 2024
82. Friederich Ebert Foundationh, Germany, March 01, 2024
83. XZ Foundation, Germany, March 01, 2024
84. OWEN-Mobile Academy for Gender Democracy and Peacebuilding, March 01, 2024

Note

When Russia names an organization “undesirable,” it is claiming that the organization is a threat to the country’s national security. Organizations have to completely stop their work inside Russia or face heavy fines and criminal repercussions. Furthermore, any citizens or entities that cooperate with an organization deemed “undesirable” face a potential fine on their first violation. If the cooperation continues after the administrative warning, the individual could face criminal charges with a maximum punishment of up to five years in prison.

Differences between the “foreign agent” law and the “undesirable organization law”

The so-called "foreign agent" law requires any person or entity the government claims “is under foreign influence” to publicly identify themselves as such with labels, and to submit to cumbersome audits. The goal of the "foreign agents" law is to tarnish the image of any organization or individual critical of the Kremlin and drive them out of business. Commercial news organizations who were declared "foreign agents" immediately lost Russian advertisers, with some going out of business. The “undesirable” label essentially finishes off the existence inside Russia of any organization that survived the "foreign agent" designation.