The organization provided information support to people with diabetes, helped them get insulin and other necessary medications, and held educational events for them. In addition, members of the organization established contact with relatives of people with diabetes, providing them with useful information, and also helped to obtain medicines in cases when their supply was interrupted.
Name
People with Diabetes Mellitus Society
Field of activity
Medical support
Recognitions
Status
Foreign agent (NGO)
Year of recognition
2019
Inclusion date
30.04.2019
Reason for recognition
The Saratov regional public organization of disabled people with diabetes mellitus was listed as a 'foreign agent' according to the statement of a student of the Saratov State Medical University (SSMU). He has headed the student support headquarters of Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections, who 'read on the Internet' that the public organization subsists on foreign companies' donations. The prosecutor's check showed that the NPO had received funding from Germany, Denmark, and Switzerland since 2009, and the total funding amount was 645.5 thousand rubles. In addition, Ivan Konovalov, a professor at the Saratov State Law Academy (SSLA), mentioned in his expert opinion that organization 'creates the preconditions for discrediting the authorities' and 'transfers information about the so-called 'problem points' of the region to foreign partners'.
Registry status
Excluded from registry (30.08.2019)
Chronology
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Addition to the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
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Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
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