“Given the crackdown by Russian authorities on groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, I have regretfully decided to cancel my upcoming concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg in June,” a statement on Mark Knopfler’s website says.
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The West supports these NGO’s and is furious.
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Russian authorities have targeted German non-profit organizations as part of a crackdown on “foreign agents.” Officials are not happy, with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle’s office saying that interfering in their work could create “a sustained effect on bilateral relations.
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Around 75 pro-green NGOs are jointly calling for the EU to scrap its carbon emission-trading scheme (ETS) ahead of a European Parliament vote to reform it.
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The agriculture ministry is examining the possibility of allowing Monsanto, DuPont and Dow to plant GMO corn in 2.4 million hectares (six million acres) of land, but no decision has been taken yet.
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Whatever the cover-up may be, the UANI is definitely pursuing the objectives put forward by the US government. Mark Wallace, who is heading this NGO, is a close associate of Senator John McCain
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“…Bizarre as it seems, two prominent Malaysian NGOs have something in common with Pussy Riot — the support of the US National Endowment for Democracy…”
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In July, the Russian parliament passed a bill restricting the funding of local non-governmental organisations from abroad.
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This is an empty gesture. Iran has already stated that it will not accept US aid on the one hand when it is starved to death by US sanctions by the other hand.
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The NGO said that affected structures were financed by France, the Netherlands, Britain, Poland, Ireland and the European Commission.
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