Memorial International studies historical abuses by the former Soviet Union and offers support to its victims.
The group was accused of repeatedly breaking the law for failing to mark all its publications with a compulsory “foreign agent” warning. Moscow had designated the group a foreign agent in 2016, using a law targeting organizations receiving international funding.
But critics say the Russian government targeted the group for political reasons.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov was one of the group’s original founders and the first honorary chairman of the Memorial Society.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia requested Memorial International be liquidated in November. The group’s representatives said there were no legal grounds for its closure.
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