Court orders closure of Russia's oldest human rights group - World
The Moscow Helsinki Group says it will appeal the ruling.
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The Moscow Helsinki Group says it will appeal the ruling.
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the closure of Russia's oldest human rights organisation, the Moscow Helsinki Group, silencing another respected institution amid a political crackdown.
The decision is the latest in a series of legal rulings against organisations critical of the Russian government.
Moscow, Dec 28 (EFE).- Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of International Memorial, the country’s leading human rights group created to document repression and uncover crimes committed by the Soviet Union. The charges brought against Memorial fall within controversial laws introduced by Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin that aim to clamp down on entities in …