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27 March 2013
RUSSIA : Tax Officials Continue To Harass NGOs.
The Kremlin continued its assault on pro-democracy groups...raiding the Moscow office of the NYC-based Human Rights Watch on Wednesday.
Tax authorities suddenly demanded and inspected many HRW documents...seen in a foto stacked one meter/3 feet high.
Amnesty International's Moscow office was raided on Monday.
At least 100 NGOs in Moscow and St. Petersburg have suffered time consuming 'unplanned inspections.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21952416