The State Duma to check whether Russian CSOs have received US funding   12.02.2025   Article published on the ASI website   The Duma also suggested asking the US Congress for a list of CSOs that have received funding from the US Agency for International Development.   On 11 February during a closed Parliamentary plenary …

Plans to establish a lower rate of insurance contributions for SONGOs   10.02.2025   Article published on the ASI website   On 7 February, the Federation’s Presidential website published a list of directives approved by Vladimir Putin following a meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights held last …

The poverty threshold in Uzbekistan has been fixed at $52 per person per month   05.02.2025   Article published on the Radio Ozodlik website   According to the Uzbek President’s Official Statistics Office, this year’s minimum consumer spending limit has been set at 669,000 soms ($52) per person per month.   The poverty threshold was …

The Russian Federation’s Ministry of Education has proposed a new list of documents required for the admission of migrant children into Russian schools   31.01.2025   Article published on the ASI website   The Novosti news agency has learnt of a new set of documents that will be required for the admission of migrant children …

An intensive training course for volunteer coordinators to be held in Moscow   30.01.2025   Article published on the ASI website   A one-day training course for Moscow universities “Five Keys” will teach participants how to encourage students to take part in voluntary work and how to work with them.   The programme will cover …

Foreign agents to be banned from seeking SONGO status   24.01.2025   Article published on the ASI website   These restrictions are to be discussed at a meeting of the Russian State Duma.   Vasily Piskarev, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russian Internal Affairs, said that his Committee …

EU launches new civil society actions to support refugees in Armenia Article from euneighbourseast.eu website 24 January 2025 On 23 January, the European Union Delegation to Armenia announced the launch of three new projects designed to address the needs of refugees. These initiatives aim to foster economic integration, promote social inclusion, and safeguard the fundamental …

The Russian President calls for greater efforts to promote motherhood and childhood   23.01.2025   Article published on the Agency for Social Information website   Vladimir Putin was speaking at a meeting of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives’ Board held on 23 January.   The Russian President emphasised the need for providing the best possible …

Women banned from wearing the niqab in public places in Kyrgyzstan   22.01.2025   Article published on the rus.ozodlik.org website   Kyrgyzstan’s President, Sadyr Zhaparov, has signed a law “On Amendments to a Number of Legislative Religious Acts of the Kyrgyz Republic”, which will prohibit women from wearing the niqab in public places. It has …

Kyrgyzstan: Seventy soms to be allocated from the Bishkek budget to feed the homeless   22.01.2025   Article published on the 24.kg website   A draft Order “On the Approval of the Bishkek Budget for 2025 and the Planning Period for 2026-2027” has been posted on the Bishkek City Kenesh (Supreme Council) website.   The …