Russia moves to shut down country’s most celebrated civil rights group

The Kremlin in Moscow. If successful, the closure of Memorial would be a watershed moment in the assault on independent thought in Russia. Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA

The Kremlin in Moscow. If successful, the closure of Memorial would be a watershed moment in the assault on independent thought in Russia. Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/11/russia-moves-to-shut-down-countrys-most-celebrated-civil-rights-group