US EditionRussia Outlaws Human Rights Watch as Crackdown on Dissent Continues
Russia bans Human Rights Watch under a 2015 law that targets dissent, exposing affiliates to up to six years in prison, amid accusations of war crimes reporting.
- Russia has outlawed the international human rights group Human Rights Watch, designating it as an 'undesirable organization' under a 2015 law.
- The Russian authorities have also opened a case to designate the feminist punk band Pussy Riot as an extremist organization and declared Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation as a terrorist group.
- Russia's crackdown on dissent has intensified, with over 275 organizations, including prominent media outlets and rights groups, currently listed as 'undesirable organizations.
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Russia outlaws Human Rights Watch as crackdown on dissent continues
The Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organization,” making all involvement with the group a criminal offense. The designation means the international human rights group must stop all work in Russia, and opens those who cooperate…
Russia outlaws Human Rights Watch as crackdown on dissent continues
The Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organization,” making all involvement with the group a criminal offense. The designation means the international human rights group must stop all work in Russia, and opens those who cooperate…
Russia outlaws Human Rights Watch as crackdown on dissent continues
The Russian authorities Friday outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. Related Articles Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage Hungary’s Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin Israeli forces kill at least 13 p…
Russia outlaws Human Rights Watch as crackdown on dissent continues
The Russian authorities Friday outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. Related Articles Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage Hungary’s Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin Israeli forces kill at least 13 p…
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