The Golos Association became the first organization that the Ministry of Justice forcibly included in the register of 'foreign agents'.
The organization was brought to administrative responsibility three times for violating the legislation on 'foreign agents'. In July 2016, the organization was liquidated by a court decision at the suit of the Ministry of Justice.
Name
The Golos Association
Field of activity
Protection of electoral rights
Recognitions
Status
Foreign agent (NGO)
Year of recognition
2014
Inclusion date
05.06.2014
Reason for recognition
The Ministry of Justice considered the organization of election observation a political activity. And the money part of the Sakharov Prize awarded by the Helsinki Committee, which the organization refused, was recognized as foreign funding for the organization.
Registry status
Excluded from registry (13.03.2020)
Chronology
- Addition to the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
- Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (NGO)