Russian court to consider closure of top rights group Memorial

Prosecutors have asked the court to dissolve Memorial International, the group's central structure, for allegedly violating Russia's controversial law on "foreign agents".

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Russia's Supreme Court is considering a request to shut down the country's most prominent rights group . AFP photo
By NewVision Reporter
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Russia's Supreme Court will on Thursday consider a request to shut down Memorial, the country's most prominent rights group and a pillar of its civil society.

Founded by Soviet dissidents including

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