The Centre was engaged in publishing and printing activities, data processing, creation and use of databases and information resources. In addition, FRIINFORM administered the news aggregator besttoday.ru and the pomnibeslan.ru page created as part of the online project 'The Truth of Beslan'.
Name
Information Center 'FREEINFORM'
Field of activity
Media
Recognitions
Status
Foreign agent (NGO)
Year of recognition
2015
Inclusion date
22.06.2015
Reason for recognition
The non-profit organization received grants from the American Foundation for Democracy (NED), which had previously been recognized as an 'undesirable organization' in Russia, and also administered two websites: the news aggregator Besttoday.ru and the Pomnibeslan.ru page, which was created as part of the 'Truth about Beslan' online project. The Ministry of Justice pointed out that these sites published materials 'containing criticism of the authorities'.
Registry status
Excluded from registry (21.06.2016)
Chronology
- Addition to the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
- Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (NGO)