Anti-Corruption Foundation
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The Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF or FBK; Russian: Фонд борьбы с коррупцией (ФБК), romanized: Fond borby s korruptsiyey (FBK), lit. 'Foundation for combating corruption') is a non-profit organization established in 2011 by Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The FBK published investigations into alleged corruption by high-ranking Russian government officials.[2] The organisation was funded by private donations.[3]
Фонд борьбы с коррупцией | |
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Formation | 9 September 2011 |
Founder | Alexei Navalny |
Dissolved | 9 June 2021 (in Russia) |
Type | NGO |
Purpose | Anti-corruption |
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors | Maria Pevchikh, since 22 March 2023[1] |
Website | acf |
On 9 October 2019, the FBK was declared a "foreign agent" by the Russian Ministry of Justice.[4][5] On 9 June 2021, the FBK was designated as an extremist organization and liquidated by the Moscow City Court.[6][7] On 11 July 2022, while imprisoned, Navalny announced the relaunch of the FBK as an international organization.[8]