Russian-U.S. Diaspora Group Shuts Down, Blaming ‘FBI Measures’ (Mike Eckel, RFE RL)

November 21, 2021

A Russian cultural group in the United States says it has shut down after some of its members were questioned by FBI agents allegedly for potential violations of the U.S. law on foreign agents.

The Russian Community Council of the USA said in a statement hat it had been forced to close after “after a year of active and nationwide FBI measures directed at over 300 Russian community members.”

Russian-U.S. Diaspora Group Shuts Down, Blaming ‘FBI Measures’ (rferl.org)

A journalist holds a placard which reads "Foreign agents yourself" near the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in Moscow (file photo)

A journalist holds a placard which reads “Foreign agents yourself” near the headquarters of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in Moscow (file photo)

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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