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RUSSIAN COURT DISSOLVES PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP
The Russian Supreme Court ordered a prominent human rights group, the International Memorial Society, to liquidate, the group announced on Twitter Tuesday.
Why it matters: The closure is a major blow to the country's shrinking civil society and a continuation of the Kremlin's campaign to stifle political dissent and crack down on groups advocating for democratic reforms.
Context: Memorial, which was established in the late 1980s to study human rights abuses committed by the Soviet Union, was designated as a foreign agent organization by the Justice Ministry in 2016 because it received international funding, according to CNN.
Prosecutors later accused the nonprofit of violating laws regulating foreign agents by not labeling its materials with a foreign agent label — an allegation that the Russian Supreme Court upheld Tuesday.
The big picture: The foreign agent designation has been repeatedly used by the Russian government to suppress opposition figures, activists, journalists and human rights lawyers, according to the Washington Post.
Tuesday's court ruling could set a precedent for other organizations that have been designated as foreign agents by the Russian government.
By Walter Tuned, Analyst and International Political Commentator since 2011. Articulator of Tuned Blog since 2016 in partnership with Sarah Mitt "Tuned".
With Axios information.
Supporters of the international human rights group Memorial rallying outside the Russian Supreme Court in Moscow on Dec. 28. Photo: Gavriil Grigorov/TASS via Getty Images
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