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Russia court orders closure of Memorial rights arm despite outcry

AFP, 29 Dec 2021
Images broadcast on a television screen show the announcement in a Moscow court ordering the closure of an arm of the Memorial group that campaigns against contemporary rights abuses in Russia, a day after the Supreme Court outlawed the main organisation, sparking an international outcry.

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