Community of civic activists from Russia living in Germany. It formed during the protests of 2021 against the detention of Alexey Navalny who returned to Russia from Germany after his recovery from poisoning. In 2022, Demokrati-JA condemend the Russian invasion to Ukraine. Activists of the community take part in anti-war protests and draw attention to political repressions in Russia. Apart from that, the community, together with other organizations, holds annual exhibitions and other events on May 8-9 in Treptower Park in Berlin dedicated to crimes of the Soviet regime and Russian authorities, concerning the war in Ukraine.
Name
Demokrati-JA
Field of activity
Support of the local communities
Status
“Undesirable organization”
Reason for recognition
"Members of the alliance are dividing the Russian-speaking diaspora in Germany in order to stimulate activity against the interests of Russia," the Prosecutor General's office says. "They hold mass anti-Russian public actions in Germany, they disseminate materials discrediting the foreign and internal policy of the Russian Federation, its electoral system, the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the special military operation."
According to the agency, activists of Demokrati-JA "take part in creating a 'totalitarian' image of Russia and promoting Russophobia abroad", demand imposing trade, gas and oil embargo against Russia and call the international community for military support of Ukraine.
The agency also accuses Demokrati-JA of "distorting the historical memory and diminishing the feat of the Soviet People in the Victory over Nazism in the years of the Great Patriotic War."
Year of recognition
2025
Status description
Since 2015, this status can be assigned to foreign and international non-governmental organizations that, in the opinion of the Russian government, pose a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation, the defense capability of the country, or state security. Since 2021, this registry also includes those who cooperate with “undesirable organizations.”
Who recognizes:
Prosecutor General’s Office in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cooperating organizations are entered into the register by the Prosecutor General’s Office independently.
Restrictions:
Recognition of an organization as “undesirable” entails a complete ban on its activities in Russia. Russian citizens and Russian legal entities are not allowed to cooperate with it either on or off the territory of Russia.
A website that distributes information materials of an “undesirable organization” may be blocked. Formally, there is no administrative or criminal responsibility for this, but law enforcement authorities may interpret it as participation in the activities of an “undesirable organization.”
Administrative liability:
Participation in the activities of an “undesirable organization,” a fine of up to 100 thousand rubles (Art. 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offences).
Criminal liability:
Participation in the activities of an “undesirable organization,” if the person has previously been held administratively liable, a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles or imprisonment for up to four years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities. The organization of such activities faces imprisonment for up to six years. (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code)
Providing funds or raising funds for an “undesirable organization” can carry a prison sentence of up to five years.