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Russia
bans George Soros charities as 'security threat'
Open
Society groups placed on 'stop list'
Published:
11/30/2015 at 11:25 AM
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INTERNET SOURCE: http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/30/russia-bans-george-soros-charity-as-security-threat.html
Russia bans George Soros
charity as ‘security threat’
Monday,
30 Nov 2015 | 8:17 AM ET
Russia
has banned a pro-democracy charity founded by hedge fund billionaire George
Soros, saying the organization posed a threat to both state security and the
Russian constitution.
In
a statement released Monday morning, Russia's General Prosecutor's Office said
two branches of Soros' charity network — the Open Society Foundations (OSF) and
the Open Society Institute (OSI) — would be placed on a "stop list"
of foreign non-governmental organizations whose activities have been deemed
"undesirable" by the Russian state.
"It was found that the activity of the Open Society Foundations
and the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation represents a threat to the
foundations of the constitutional system of the Russian Federation and the
security of the state,"
a translated version of the press statement read.
Soros,
who is best known for his namesake Soros Fund Management firm, originally
founded the OSF network to help countries transition from communism. The
charity now funds project aimed at democracy building across the globe.
OSF
first came into trouble with the Russian government in July, when it hinted it
might ban the foundation along with a number of other pro-democracy
organizations accused of launching "soft aggression" in the country.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://dninews.com/article/russia-blacklisted-soros-ngos-threat-constitution-and-state-security
Russia blacklisted Soros
NGOs: "Threat to constitution and state security"
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 18:42
Two foreign non-governmental organizations run by
George Soros have been blacklisted as undesirable by the Russian
Prosecutor-General's Office, according to RIA Novosti. Soros himself does not
deny having contributed financially to Ukraine's 2004 "Orange
Revolution" and 2013 Maidan coup.
The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office has
included two foreign organizations operated by George Soros in its list of the
undesirable NGOs, RIA Novosti quoted the office's spokeswoman Marina Gridneva
as saying on Monday.
The organizations include the Open Society
Foundations and the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation, both part of
a network of international organizations created by noted US billionaire investor
George Soros.
"[The prosecutors] have found that
the activity of these organizations poses a threat to the foundations of
Russia’s constitutional system and state security," Gridneva
said.
Earlier this year, Russia adopted a law
facilitating the blacklisting of foreign and international non-governmental
organizations which were considered "undesirable in Russia".
Organizations are included in the list if they are thought to pose a threat to
the country's constitutional system, defense capability or national security.
DONi News Agency
INTERNET SOURCE: http://sputniknews.com/russia/20151130/1030990303/foundation-list-prosecutors-russia.html
It's Been Fund: Russia
Sends Soros Speculating His Way Out the Door
16:17
30.11.2015
Two
foreign non-governmental organizations run by George Soros have been
blacklisted as undesirable by the Russian Prosecutor-General's Office,
according to RIA Novosti.
The
Russian Prosecutor-General's Office has included two foreign organizations
operated by George Soros in its list of the undesirable NGOs,
RIA Novosti quoted the office's spokeswoman Marina Gridneva as saying
on Monday.
The
organizations include the Open Society Foundations and the Open Society
Institute Assistance Foundation, both part of a network
of international organizations created by noted US billionaire
investor George Soros.
"[The
prosecutors] have found that the activity of these organizations poses a
threat to the foundations of Russia’s constitutional system and state
security," Gridneva said.
The decision came after Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, asked the country's Prosecutor —General's Office, the Foreign Minister and the Justice Minister to inspect organizations included in the so-called patriotic "stop list." The document was approved by the Federation Council in July 2015.
Earlier
this year, Russia adopted a law facilitating the blacklisting of foreign
and international non-governmental organizations which were considered
"undesirable in Russia". Organizations are included in the
list if they are thought to pose a threat to the country's
constitutional system, defense capability or national security.
Under
the law, the Prosecutor General or his deputy decides whether or not
to blacklist an organization, in coordination with the Russian
Foreign Ministry. The revocation of such a decision is carried out in
a similar manner.
Known
for having made some of the largest speculative transactions
in history, George Soros' agenda in Russia dates back to 1988,
when he met with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow. Through his
multi-billion-dollar funds, he once hoped to help steer the course
of Russian political development.
However,
he disapproved of the Putin administration, and in 2003, he stopped
funding charitable projects in Russia.
Earlier
this year, he made it known that he supports sanctions against Russia and
proposed propping up Kiev with a whopping $50 billion fund to
"counter Moscow’s nationalist expansionism", writing in the New
York Times Review of Books that this would foil Putin's "attempts
to destabilize Ukraine".
Among
other 'charitable' projects, Soros himself does not deny having contributed
financially to Ukraine's 2004 "Orange Revolution" and 2013
Maidan coup.
SLAM: Russia bans George
Soros charities calling them this…
Russia’s banned two George Soros-linked groups, the
Open Society Foundation and the Open Society Institute, over concerns the
charity outfits pose a threat to the nation’s security and government.
Russia’s general prosecutor’s office said the two
organizations are going to be placed on a “stop list” of non–governmental
overseas’ groups that have been deemed “undesirable” in the eyes of the
Kremlin, CNBC reported.
A press release translated from Russia to English
reads: “It was found that the activity of the Open
Society Foundations and the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation
represents a threat to the foundations of the constitutional system of the
Russian Federation and the security of the state.”
Soros founded the OSF groups as a means of
helping countries move away from communism and toward more democratic
rule. But both Soros and his charity organizations faced criticism in October
after Hungary accused them of supporting illegal immigration and pressing for
countries to take in Syrian refugees. Soros also recommended each refugee
receive $16,000 a year in government assistance to help pay for housing, health
care and education.
Russia bans George Soros
charities as 'security threat'
Open
Society groups placed on 'stop list'
Published:
11/30/2015 at 11:25 AM
Russia’s banned two George Soros-linked groups, the Open Society Foundation and the Open Society Institute, over concerns the charity outfits pose a threat to the nation’s security and government.
Russia’s
general prosecutor’s office said the two organizations are going to be placed
on a “stop list” of non–governmental overseas’ groups that have been deemed
“undesirable” in the eyes of the Kremlin, CNBC reported.
A
press release translated from Russia to English reads: “It
was found that the activity of the Open Society Foundations and the Open
Society Institute Assistance Foundation represents a threat to the foundations
of the constitutional system of the Russian Federation and the security of the
state.”
Soros
founded the OSF groups as a means of helping countries move away from
communism and toward more democratic rule. But both Soros and his charity
organizations faced criticism in October after Hungary accused them of
supporting illegal immigration and pressing for countries to take in Syrian refugees.
Soros also recommended each refugee receive $16,000 a year in government
assistance to help pay for housing, health care and education.
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