The Oxford Russia Fund used professors to spread LGBT material and gather political intel, the Federal Security Service has said
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the UK-based Oxford Russia Fund of conducting a covert influence campaign in Russian universities aimed at undermining national security. The organization had already been declared ‘undesirable’ by Moscow, a designation that prohibits its activities and implies involvement in hostile propaganda efforts.
The Oxford Russia Fund began operating in Russia in 2006 with the stated aim of supporting higher education in the humanities and social sciences. While it claimed to provide scholarships and academic resources, its work raised red flags for the authorities.
In 2021, the Prosecutor General’s Office banned the organization, citing threats to national sovereignty. According to the FSB, it nonetheless continued to operate subversively, maintaining covert ties with university staff and facilitating the spread of foreign narratives.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the FSB said faculty members in the regions of Volgograd, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, and Tomsk worked with the banned organization to distribute materials promoting “support for sexual minorities and LGBT values” – content considered incompatible with traditional Russian values. The NGO also allegedly collected sensitive data about the country’s internal political and socioeconomic situation amid the Ukraine conflict. (more...)
Moscow accuses British NGO of subversive activities in universities
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