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RUSSIA: SPIKE IN GOVT 'INSPECTIONS' OF NGO OFFICES

In an article titled "Operation Crazy Xerox: Unprecedented pressure on Civil Society", Front Line Defenders reports on the sudden appearance of mass government 'inspections' of NGOs in Russia. According to the report, the wave of inspections looks more like police raids than regular inspections."Teams of representatives from different state institutions come to the offices without warning, they take away boxes of documents and, sometimes, office equipment."