Russia bans Amnesty International, escalating crackdown on rights groups

Russian authorities on Monday designated Amnesty International as an “undesirable organisation,” effectively banning the human rights group from operating in the country under a 2015 law that criminalizes involvement with such entities. The move, announced by the Russian Prosecutor General's office in an online statement, marks the latest step in a sweeping crackdown on dissent, which has intensified significantly since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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