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US NGO Proekt Media Included in Russia’s List of Undesirable Organisations

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The work of US non-governmental organisation Proekt Media is officially declared as "undesirable" in Russia, the Russian Justice Ministry said on Friday.
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"On 23 July, the Russian Justice Ministry included a foreign non-governmental organisation Project Media, Inc. in the list of foreign and international non-governmental organisations whose activities are recognised as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation", the ministry said in a statement.
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In February, the RT broadcaster published own investigation saying that Proekt, which positions itself as independent, received funds in the form of grants from European and US authorities.
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