US EditionRussia brands Nobel-winning rights group Memorial an extremist movement
The ruling criminalizes support for Memorial and exposes Russians to prosecution for donations, cooperation or sharing its materials, rights groups said.
- Russia's Supreme Court declared the Memorial human rights group an extremist organization and banned its activities in the country following a Justice Ministry petition.
- Memorial was founded in the late 1980s to document Soviet-era political repression and received the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
- The extremist designation criminalizes participation in Memorial's activities, threatening prosecution and leading its Human Rights Center to cease operations in Russia for safety.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee and the EU condemned Russia's actions, denouncing the ruling as an attack on human dignity, freedom, and independent civil society groups.
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court in Russia judged the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization "Memorial" as "extremist." The verdict makes it easier for the Russian authorities to prosecute supporters of the organization and people who cooperate with it. On Thursday, the court granted a request from the prosecutor's office to "recognize the international Memorial movement as an extremist organization and to prohibit its activities as w…
Russia's Supreme Court considers the human rights organization Memorial to be extremist, which is supposed to spread fruit and terror to supporters abroad as well.
The verdict came without surprise: the Supreme Court declared the activities of the NGO Memorial as "extremist". The case was tried in camera.
Russia Declares Nobel-Winning Memorial an Extremist Group
Russia’s Supreme Court has labeled the human rights group Memorial as an “extremist” movement, marking a new stage of repression in the country. This ruling is part of a broader crackdown on free speech in Russia and allows the government to prosecute anyone involved with Memorial, including donors or those sharing its publications. Following a […] The post Russia Declares Nobel-Winning Memorial an Extremist Group appeared first on Modern Diplom…
Russian court criminalizes activities of Nobel Prize-winning rights group
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively criminalized the activities of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and civil society organizations in the country amid its war in Ukraine. Read more...
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