Published June 17, 2015
Russia's largest private donor supporting science has been fined for refusing to register as a foreign agent.
Critics say the government is using the law which brands foreign-funded organizations engaged in loosely defined political activities to hound NGOs which are critical of the Kremlin.
Russian news agencies said Wednesday that a court in Moscow has fined the Dynasty Foundation 300,000 rubles ($5,600) after the foundation refused to register as a foreign agent. It has been giving grants to science projects and scientists for over a decade.
Dynasty, funded by 82-year-old physicist and founder of a NASDAQ-listed company Dmitry Zimin, was set to allocate about $8 million in grants this year. Zimin has been quoted as saying he will close the foundation because it was placed on the list.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/russias-largest-private-donor-backing-science-fined-in-foreign-agent-dispute