Nearly 90% of Banned Groups Promoted 'Destructive Ideas' Among Youth, Russian Prosecutor Says
Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan cited Bard College as an example of an organization accused of fostering radicalization among teenagers.
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Russia's prosecutor general, Alexander Gutsan, said that nearly 90% of organizations banned in the country had promoted what he called destructive ideas among young people, according to TASS.
As an example, Gutsan cited Bard College, a US liberal arts institution, which he said had "deliberately instilled cultural and moral nihilism among teenagers and systematically created conditions for their radicalization," TASS reported.
Part of a wider campaign against foreign organizations
Russian authorities have in recent years designated a range of foreign and domestic organizations as undesirable, extremist or otherwise banned, citing concerns about their influence on youth and society. Gutsan's remarks, as reported by TASS, framed this pattern as a near-universal feature of the groups that have been outlawed.
The prosecutor general's office did not immediately detail, in the report, the full list of organizations referenced in the broader assessment or the methodology used to reach the roughly 90% figure.
Bard College had previously maintained academic partnerships with Russian institutions, including a dual-degree program with St. Petersburg State University, before Russian authorities moved to restrict its activities in the country.
TASS's report did not specify what, if any, new measures might follow from Gutsan's comments.
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- Nearly 90% of banned groups promoted destructive ideas among youth — prosecutor general — TASS (Russia)
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