Russia banned Amnesty International on Monday by classing it as an "undesirable organisation" for backing Ukraine against Russia, drawing a rebuke from the group which said it would redouble ...

The label means that Amnesty International must cease its work in Russia. Anyone cooperating with or supporting the organisation, even by sharing a report on social media, risks prosecution.

Amnesty International was launched in 1961. The group documents and reports human rights violations around the globe and campaigns for the release of those it deems unjustly imprisoned.

(AP) — The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense.

Amnesty International called on the Thai authorities on Monday to investigate and implement effective measures to halt malicious state-sponsored smear campaigns and cyberattacks targeting civil ...

In its statement, the office labelled Amnesty International as an "undesirable organisation" and accused it of being a "centre for the preparation of global Russophobic projects".. The designation ...

Amnesty International was launched in 1961. The group documents and reports human rights violations across the globe and campaigns for release of those it deems unjustly imprisoned.

Moscow outlaws Amnesty International for ‘Russophobia’ amid Ukraine war. Amnesty International said the decision taken by Moscow is part of its ‘broader effort to silence dissent’.

May 19 (UPI) --The Russian government announced Monday that the nonprofit Amnesty International is no longer welcome within its borders. The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation ...