The Russian Justice Ministry on February 6 declared as "undesirable" Japan's Northern Territories Issue Association, which seeks the return to Japan of four islands incorporated to Russia by the then-Soviet Union after World War II. Along with the Japanese association, the ministry also declared undesirable the Ukraine-based Crimean Tatar Resource Center and IndustriALL Global Union registered in Switzerland. The additions bring to 137 the number of organizations that Russia has placed on its "undesirable organizations” registry. The "undesirable organization" law, adopted in 2015, was a Kremlin-backed regulation on NGOs that receive funding from foreign sources. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russia Labels Japanese Association Seeking Return Of Islands 'Undesirable'
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