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Russia Criminalizes Amnesty International, Silencing Human Rights Voice

5/19/2025

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Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has declared Amnesty International an “undesirable organization,” criminalizing any association with the group. This move intensifies the ongoing suppression of dissent that has escalated since the Ukraine invasion in February 2022, effectively silencing a vital voice for human rights and putting its supporters at risk of prosecution.

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Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has declared Amnesty International an “undesirable organization,” criminalizing any association with the group. This move intensifies the ongoing suppression of dissent that has escalated since the Ukraine invasion in February 2022, effectively silencing a vital voice for human rights and putting its supporters at risk of prosecution.