Geneva, April 10, 2026 (AFP) - UN appalled by Russian ban on Nobel-winning rights group

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2026-04-10

UN rights chief Volker Turk said Friday he was appalled by Russia's ban on the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial and urged Moscow to annul the decision immediately. Russia banned Memorial and raided the offices of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta on Thursday, in fresh blows to already diminished civil liberties in the country. "I am appalled by the Russian authorities' designation of Memorial, one of the oldest and most promi......

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