U.S, EU condemn decision to shut Russian human rights group Memorial

(Reuters) - The United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Britain on Friday condemned Russian court decisions to shut the country's oldest human rights group Memorial and its sister…

Head of outlawed Russian rights group says “nobody plans to give up”

By Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the Russian human rights group Memorial said on Wednesday that he and his colleagues would find a way to carry on…

‘Erasing History’ in Russia

Russia's Supreme Court ordered the country's oldest human rights group to disband on Tuesday for breaking a law requiring it to act as "a foreign agent", capping a year of…

By PTI and Chanakya Forum

Germany condemns moves to shut Russian NGO, labels it essential to ties

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday he was shocked at moves to shut down Memorial, a Russian human rights group, adding that the group was…