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From time to time, the World Movement for Democracy issues alerts concerning participants and other colleagues who are, or may be, facing personal danger due to their work on behalf of democracy and for whom a vigorous response from around the world may be critical.

To see previous alerts go to www.wmd.org/democracyalerts/democracyAlerts.html.

Russian Civil Society Asks for Support and Solidarity

On January 26, 2006, representatives of Russian Civic society issued a statement expressing their outrage over the recent claims made by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which stipulates that that ten or more Russian human rights NGOs have been funded by representatives of British Intelligence Service in Moscow and alleges that investigation will be made into those NGOs' activities. According to the NGO statement, Russian Parliament and President Putin speak now about foreign intelligence funding of Russian NGOs as if it were a fact. Among NGOs about whom allegation have been made by the FSB and the media are several World Movement participating organizations, including Moscow Helsinki Group, Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights, and Committee against Torture (Nizhny Novgorod). Russian civil society and human rights organizations ask for your support and solidarity.

To endorse the statement, send your name, organizational affiliation (if appropriate) or occupation, city and country to julia@hro.org or add your name directly in the Internet on "Human Rights Online" web site at http://www.hro.org/ngo/about/2006/01/26-2.php. Your contact information will not be transferred to third parties or made public.