Add to favorite
 
Subscribe to our Newsletters Subscribe to our Newsletters Get Daily Updates RSS

Mark Knopfler Cancels Concerts in Russia over NGO Law
5.04.2013 08:49
Mark Knopfler Cancels Concerts in Russia over NGO Law
http://muz.ru/Store/AlbumDetails.aspx?AlbumId=A0000407565

On Thursday, famous British guitarist and singer Mark Knopfler canceled his planned shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg, citing toughening of Russian government's stance towards nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

      "Given the crackdown by Russian authorities on groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, I have regretfully decided to cancel my upcoming concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg in June. I have always loved playing in Russia and have great affection for the country and the people. I hope the current climate will change soon" Mark Knopfler said in his statement on the official website.

      As it is also said on the website people who bought tickets to the planned June 7 show in Moscow and the June 8 concert in St. Petersburg “should contact their point of purchase for refunds.”

      Up to 2,000 rights groups and NGOs in Russia have been raided by prosecutors and other officials over the past several weeks, according to some estimates. Many human rights activists complain those raids were often time-consuming and some inspectors behaved impolitely.

      The raids can probably be linked to a law passed last year in Russia that tightens control over nongovernmental group and obliges those that receive foreign funding to register as “foreign agents.”

       




Author: Julia Alieva

Tags: human rights in Russia NGO Russian politics Russian society  

Next Previous


You might also find interesting:








Comment on our site


RSS   twitter      submit


Ïàðòåð


TAGS:
St. Petersburg  Parliament in Action  Russian Nature  Gely Korzhev  Exhibitions in Moscow  Russian national hockey team  Russian businness  MAKS-2015  poll  Russian laws  Moscow Museums  Republic of Tatarstan  Russian art  Russian companies  Russian science  Soviet Regime  book hotels in Russia  Russian economy  Russian scientists  Russian tourism  Russian roads  Alyosha Dmitrievich  train tickets Russia FIFA  Russian business  Sokolniki  Pobeda  Russia international  Vladislav Surkov  Dmitry Shostakovich  Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia  Solar Energy  Akhmatova Days  Russian Film Directors  Silk Painting  Konigsberg Castle  New Films  elections in Russia  foreign workers  Zhanna Prokhorenko  Robots  Wi-Fi on trains  Russian Art Week in London  Moscow  Artplay Design Centre  Architecture of Yekaterinburg  Russian Cinema  Norway  Stay Home Online Events  Konigsberg  Jazz 


Travel Blogs
Top Traveling Sites