Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Russian authorities have barred the pro-democracy charity network founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros from the country, saying its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report.
The office of Russia's top prosecutor said Monday that the Open Society Foundations and the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation would go on a "stop list" of foreign nonprofits deemed "undesirable." The office said the Soros groups' activities represent "a threat to the foundations of the constitutional system of the Russian Federation and the security of the state" but did not offer specifics. . .