https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=33309 The article examines how a ninety-day freeze on external aid disrupted funding for independent rights groups, activists, and media in Russia and Belarus, causing expense cuts, postponed projects, and potential layoffs. It highlights that some organisations with diversified revenue sources showed resilience, while others reliant on grant partners face existential threats. The summary also emphasises how foreign agent and undesirable labels, advertising bans, and legal risks deter domestic donors and amplify the freeze's impact, particularly endangering independent media, programmes for political prisoners, and support services for exiles. en-us Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:46:03 +0530 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=33309 The article examines how a ninety-day freeze on external aid disrupted funding for independent rights groups, activists, and media in Russia and Belarus, causing expense cuts, postponed projects, and potential layoffs. It highlights that some organisations with diversified revenue sources showed resilience, while others reliant on grant partners face existential threats. The summary also emphasises how foreign agent and undesirable labels, advertising bans, and legal risks deter domestic donors and amplify the freeze's impact, particularly endangering independent media, programmes for political prisoners, and support services for exiles. News - Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=33309