A Russian nongovernmental organization focused on preventing the spread of the HIV virus that causes AIDS says it has closed its office in the Siberian region of Altai Krai because it has not been able to raise funds to pay a fine for refusing to register in Russia as a “foreign agent.”
RFE/RL: Russian HIV prevention group closes after fine under ‘foreign-agent’ law
University students hold a banner of red ribbons, symbolizing AIDS awareness, in Bishkek on World AIDS Day, on Dec. 1, 2008.
