New statistics on refugee numbers published online   21.03.2024   Article published on the ASI website   The Civic Support Committee (recognised as a foreign agent inside Russia) has released a report on Migration Numbers for 2023.   In the document, the Committee refers to statistics produced by the Russian Federation’s Ministry of the Interior, …

Nearly 130,000 SONGOs in Russia in 2022 according to a report by the Russian Ministry for Economic Development   21.03.2024   Article published on the ASI website   The Russian Federation’s Ministry of Economic Development has published a report on the support and development of SONGOs (socially-oriented NGOs).   The document has brought together detailed …

Doctors sound the alarm over a possible whooping cough outbreak in Kazakhstan   20.03.2024   Article published on the centralasia.news website   Health workers are urging parents to get their act together and have their children vaccinated   against whooping cough.   Instances of whooping cough are continuing to grow at an alarming rate among young …

Tajikistan requests Russia’s support in fight against cholera Both parties agreed to cooperate in organising preventive monitoring of cholera and conducting joint research.   18.03.2024 From Central Asian  News   Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection and Russia’s consumer watchdog are to join forces in order to prevent the spread of cholera in Tajikistan. …

Human Rights Watch calls on Kyrgyz President to scrap ‘foreign representatives’ bill   15.03.2024   President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov should support the country’s non-governmental sector and withdraw an unlawful ‘foreign representatives’ bill aimed at silencing Kyrgyzstan’s active and vocal civil society, the international human rights organisation Human Rights Watch has claimed. The bill calls …

Ukraine’s Council of Ministers has allocated one billion hryvnia (UAH) for the provision of shelters in hospitals   15.03.2024   Article published on the unian.net website   Ukraine’s Government has set aside additional funds for the construction of fortifications and shelters in schools and hospitals.   The safety of Ukrainians is of paramount importance, particularly …

Putin approves list of directives on socio-economic issues The directives are to be implemented by 1 July 2024   14.03.2024 Source: ASI   Vladimir Putin has instructed his cabinet to make changes to the Russian Federation’s legislation regarding taxes and duties. The amendments will extend the term of reduced insurance premium rates for NGOs as …

Maternity (family) payments to be increased in regions with low birth rates   A Bill has been introduced in the State Duma to double maternity (family) payments   12.03.2024   On 12 March, a Bill was introduced in the State Duma to increase the amount of maternity payments in regions where the birth rate is …

Migrants not working in accordance with permits to be deported from Russia The proposal forms part of draft legislation prepared by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation on behalf of the government. 11.03.2024   The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (Mintrud) is proposing the introduction of new conditions for …

VK Dobro report reveals how much Russians donated to charity in 2023   07.03.2024   The online charity platform VK Dobro has published its annual report for 2023 in conjunction with the corporate charity The Code of Kindness.   Last year, Russians made more than 259,000 donations totalling nearly 115 million roubles to charitable causes …