lier this year. "A lively civil society can only develop if individual organizations can work without fear and worry," Merkel said said at a news conference with Putin after they toured the industry fair. The chancellor, who argues that a strong civil society enhances economic modernization, insisted that "societies will always have to live with differing opinions." A law enacted last year in Russia requires all NGOs that receive funds from abroad and engage in vaguely defined political activities to register as "foreign agents,cheap toms shoes," a term evoking Cold War-era espionage connotations. Leading Russian NGOs have pledged to boycott the bill. Putin responded by ordering wide-ranging checks of up to 2,000 NGOs across the country to check their compliance with the law. On Monday, he brushed aside criticism of Russia's legislation and actions. "We aren't trying to put anyone under control, but we want to know how much money, through what channels and for what purpose, is being sent,discount toms shoes," he said. "Russia has passed a law on that and everyone will obey it." "Our action is aimed not toward bans, but to impose control over financial flows from abroad," he said, adding that NGOs in Russia had got nearly $1 billion from abroad and "the public has the right to know where from and for what purpose this money flows." Among others targeted were two German think-tanks the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which is aligned with Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union, and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, linked to the opposition Social Democrats. Merkel said their work is "to our knowledge, entirely proper." Putin said Russia had no intention of limiting their work. As the two leaders toured the fair, several activists from Ukraine's Femen group, bared their torsos and shouted "Putin dictator!" before being detained by guards. A smiling Putin shrugged off the protest. "As for the action, I liked it," he said. "You should be grateful to the girls, they are helping you make the fair more popular." Merkel was not amused,toms kids shoes. "Whether one has to resort to such an emergency measure in Germany and can't say one's piece some other way, I have my doubts," she said. ___ Geir Moulson contributed to this report from Berlin. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. An insider's guide to politics and policy, available on the iPad or as a PDF download.[标签:标题]
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Cultural artists march semi-nude to protest the closing of "Theater Zero,hollister france," a small theater exclusively used for cultural performances. The participants planned to march in the nude but received a warning from police.
After a 30-minute standoff,hollister uk, the demonstrators were given permission to start their demonstration after they agreed to don pants, as the police requested. They marched 300m up to Hongik University carrying a bier that symbolizes the death of pure art.
Theater Zero representative Shim Chul-jong, who played the role of chief mourner said,louboutin pas cher, "I feel upset to see the space I have kept safe for five years for pure culture close, pushed out by drinking establishments." He explained his reason for backing down, "When I first planned the nude performance, I was ready to be arrested, but I wanted to avoid conflict,hogan."
Since opening in 1998, Theater Zero has hosted more than 3,louboutin,200 experimental performances including dancing,hollister, plays and parties. But the reason the theater is in danger of closing down is because rents in the area rose rapidly after Seoul City announced plans to designate the area in front of Hongik University a "Cultural District."
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