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Russian authorities have cracked down on more human rights groups, ordering one to shut down and raiding the homes of advocates from another the latest steps in a clampdown that has intensified to unprecedented levels since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine. ....
A court in Moscow ordered the shutdown of the Sova Center, a prominent non-governmental organization that monitors racism and xenophobia in Russia, as well as implementation of anti-extremism laws ....
Russian authorities have cracked down on more human rights groups, ordering one to shut down and raiding the homes of advocates from another. Police on Friday searched the homes of three lawyers with the rights group Team Against Torture. On Thursday, a court in Moscow ordered to liquidate the Sova Center, a prominent non-governmental organization that monitors racism and xenophobia in Russia, as well as implementation of anti-extremism laws. Those are the latest steps in a clampdown that has intensified to unprecedented levels since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine and has elicited relentless criticism in the West. Also, President Vladimir Putin signed into law amendments Friday raising to life imprisonment from 20 years the punishment for treason. ....