
Russian court shuts down Memorial Human Rights Center, day after sister organization ordered to close
CNN
A court in Moscow ordered the closure of the Memorial Human Rights Center on Wednesday, in the latest blow to Russian civil society groups.
The center was charged with multiple violations of Russia's "foreign agent" law and "justifying terrorism and extremism" in its publications, a lawyer for the center, Ilya Novikov, told CNN.
The decision comes a day after Russia's Supreme Court decided to close its sister organization Memorial International. Novikov said they would launch an appeal.

The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting up the Trump administration’s fight against European regulations that have impacted digital platforms, far-right politicians and Trump allies, including Elon Musk.












