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Russia labels human rights group Memorial 'extremist'

Deutsche Welle · · 596 words · By Jon Shelton
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“Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial an 'extremist' organization and ordered an immediate ban on all of the group's activities in Russia under threat of criminal penalty.”
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No evidence in Wikipedia or other sources confirms the 2026 ruling by Russia's Supreme Court against Memorial. The provided Wikipedia entries discuss Memorial's history but not this specific claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial (Russian: Мемориал, IPA: [mʲɪmərʲɪˈaɫ]) is an international human rights organisation founded in Russia during the fall of the Soviet Union to study and examine the human rights violations an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_(society)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Bashkir: Başkortostan Respublikahı Yuğarı Sudı) is a regional court for the region of Bashkortostan. It is the court of last resort in Russian admin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Bashkortostan
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“The move is the latest in the Kremlin's years-long attack on the internationally respected group and will allow authorities to hand down long jail sentences to anyone caught supporting or participating in any Memorial activities or even sharing material that it publishes.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial (Russian: Мемориал, IPA: [mʲɪmərʲɪˈaɫ]) is an international human rights organisation founded in Russia during the fall of the Soviet Union to study and examine the human rights violations an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_(society)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union (Russian: Военная коллегия Верховного суда СССР, romanized: Voennaya kollegiya Verkhovnogo suda SSSR) was created in 1924 by the Supreme…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia refers to the Russian government's persecution of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Jehovah'…
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“A statement released by the court after a closed-door hearing from which Memorial's lawyers were barred said the group and its supporters are, 'clearly anti-Russian in nature and are aimed at destroying the basic foundations of Russian statehood, violating its territorial integrity, and eroding historical, cultural, spiritual, and moral values.'”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial (Russian: Мемориал, IPA: [mʲɪmərʲɪˈaɫ]) is an international human rights organisation founded in Russia during the fall of the Soviet Union to study and examine the human rights violations an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_(society)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Bashkir: Başkortostan Respublikahı Yuğarı Sudı) is a regional court for the region of Bashkortostan. It is the court of last resort in Russian admin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Bashkortostan
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“Thursday's ruling cited 'the international public movement Memorial,' which Memorial says does not exist.”
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“Memorial was previously labeled a 'foreign agent,' suffering massive fines for its activities.”
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“Various arms of the organization were ordered closed in late 2021, yet the group remained undeterred.”
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“In 2022, just months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Memorial was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties.”
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“In 2023, group members founded the International Memorial Association in Geneva, Switzerland. That group was labeled 'undesirable' earlier this year, meaning that anyone involved with it can be tried under Russian law.”
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“In 2024, Memorial leader Olg Orlov was jailed for 'discrediting the Russian armed forces.' He was later freed in a prisoner swap with the US.”
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“Memorial says more than 1,500 individuals are currently jailed in Russia as political prisoners.”
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“Masked government agents stormed the Moscow offices of independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta around the same time the court decision came out.”
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“Russian state media reported that federal security officers had conducted searches related to the 'illegal use of personal data.'”
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“Russia has tightened censorship laws and piled pressure on independent media since launching its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.”
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