Russia

Russia Shutters Prominent Human Rights Group, Citing Illegal Conferences

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A court said the Sakharov Center had been closed for illegally hosting conferences and exhibitions.

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

An employee carries a box of packed items in the Andrei Sakharov Museum and Public Center in Moscow on April 14, 2023.
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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

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