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Russia: UN experts alarmed by escalation of crackdown on civil society

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GENEVA (27 January 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm over the escalating crackdown against civil society by Russian authorities after the decision by the Moscow city court this week to liquidate Moscow Helsinki Group, a prominent human rights organisation....

Russia: UN experts alarmed by ‘choking’ information clampdown

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GENEVA (11 March 2022) – Russia’s recent adoption of a punitive “fake war news” law is an alarming move by the government to gag and blindfold an entire population, UN human rights experts* said today.  On 4 March, the Russian Parliament adopted amendments to the...
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