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Russia’s oldest human rights group shut down by court

Russia’s oldest human rights group shut down by court

(Adds quotes, context) Jan 25 (Reuters) – Russia’s oldest human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group, was liquidated on Wednesday after a court ruled it did not have the correct registration, the latest in a series of closures that critics say is reminiscent of the Soviet era. Founded in 1976 by Soviet dissident scientists, the […]

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