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Russia seeks to ban Memorial NGO and label it extremist
source: Russian Ministry of Justice -> target: Memorial
On 2026-04-09, the Russian Ministry of Justice asked the Supreme Court of Russia to declare the rights group Memorial an extremist organization and effectively ban it. The hearing was held in Moscow, according to the article and TASS. Memorial is a Russian human rights organization that documents Soviet-era crimes and abuses tied to the war in Ukraine.
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