What happened: Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) proposed amendments to several laws in order to “counter the financing of terrorism and (or) other illegal acts.” In particular, the agency suggested freezing the bank accounts of organizations and individuals who spend money on organizing and holding unsanctioned public events (this includes meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches, and pickets). What’s more, this won’t require a court order.
Meduza: Russian authorities want to freeze bank accounts of people who finance rallies
Russian police and National Guard (Rosgvardia) soldiers wearing face masks walk along Red Square in central Moscow on June 18, 2021, amid the crisis linked with the COVID-19 pandemic.
