Supreme court ruling on Memorial is watershed moment in Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on independent thought
Russia’s supreme court has ordered the closure of Memorial, the country’s oldest human rights group, in a watermark moment in Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on independent thought.
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