Russian Duma proposal to create internet censorship

[Elena Gapova]

Comparing the US to Russia in this particular issue made me think that
there are important differences. While US is a major power which sponsors
all kinds of projects all over the world, and American humanitarian
projects are relatively rarely sponsored by foreign foundations, Russia is
a different case entirely. It is more on the receiving end, with hundreds
of foreign and international foundations sponsoring their projects inside
Russia.

While I am not sure how this issue may be regulated in a democratic way
(and it must be),  I cannot see how this can not be a concern for (any)
national government (I do not know if the bill under discussion can do the
job in an appropriate manner).
e.g.

2012/7/11 Alina Israeli <aisrael at american.edu>

> Here is the 1938 law, Putin's law is modeled after:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act
>
> The recipients of foreign grants, such as grants from Aga Khan foundation
> http://www.akdn.org/akf_projects.asp do not have to register as foreign
> agents. Many of my non-Slavists colleagues received grants from Canada,
> Latin America etc. and they did not have to register as foreign agents
> either, nor did the university.
>
> On the other hand, lobbying on behalf of a foreign country requires
> registration as "agents of a foreign principal". What is prohibited is
> funding political campaigns with foreign money.
>
> If you look at the long list of foundations
> http://www.fundsforngos.org/category/foundation-funds-for-ngos/ (not all
> of them American, although many are), they fund health issues, human rights
> issues, education in African, Asia as well as close to home and that does
> not make them US agents or British agents nor does it make the recipients
> foreign agents neither in reality nor by law.
>
>
>

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