https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?country=RU Major and notable news from organisations in Russia across the Democracy Landscape, over the past year. Drawn from each organisation's curated, sourced timeline — not a firehose. en https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/assets/dodlogo_transparent.png https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?country=RU https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/27/supreme-court-designates-navalnys-anti-corruption-group-a-terrorist-organization-a91256#:~:text=Russia%E2%80%99s%20Supreme%20Court%20on%20Thursday%20designated%20Alexei%20Navalny%E2%80%99s%20Anti-Corruption%20Foundation%20as%20a%20terrorist%20organization%2C%20escalating%20a%20yearslong%20crackdown%20on%20the%20late%20opposition%20leader%E2%80%99s%20network%20and%20exposing%20its%20members%20and%20supporters%20to%20even%20harsher%20penalties. urn:uuid:a4dc1ab2-0f7e-51b9-a4b6-18fd0dfb68be Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Major</strong> — Harshest legal designation escalation against the organisation</p> <p>The ruling targeted Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), Inc., the US-registered successor entity to the original Russia-based FBK (declared an &quot;undesirable organization&quot; in 2021). Escalates a years-long designation crackdown; Russian authorities have opened over 100 criminal cases against donors to Navalny-linked groups.</p> <blockquote>Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday designated Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation as a terrorist organization, escalating a yearslong crackdown on the late opposition leader’s network and exposing its members and supporters to even harsher penalties.</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/fbk/">Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK)</a> · <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/27/supreme-court-designates-navalnys-anti-corruption-group-a-terrorist-organization-a91256#:~:text=Russia%E2%80%99s%20Supreme%20Court%20on%20Thursday%20designated%20Alexei%20Navalny%E2%80%99s%20Anti-Corruption%20Foundation%20as%20a%20terrorist%20organization%2C%20escalating%20a%20yearslong%20crackdown%20on%20the%20late%20opposition%20leader%E2%80%99s%20network%20and%20exposing%20its%20members%20and%20supporters%20to%20even%20harsher%20penalties.">Source</a></p> <p><small>Russia · Accountability Sink · Radical Transparency · Democracy</small></p> Major Russia other Accountability Sink Radical Transparency Democracy