The Russian authorities on Monday (May 19, 2025) outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a ...

Russian authorities have banned Amnesty International, making involvement with the international human rights group illegal, the Russian Prosecutor General's office said on Monday. Branded an ...

Russia's prosecutor general said on Monday it had banned human rights group Amnesty International as an "undesirable organisation". Founded in 1961 and headquartered in London, Amnesty ...

Russia's prosecutor general said on Monday it had banned human rights group Amnesty International Limited as an "undesirable organisation", accusing it of backing Ukraine against Russia.

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 ...

Russian authorities have banned Amnesty International, making involvement with the international human rights group illegal, the Russian Prosecutor General's office said on Monday. Branded an “u ...

Russia Outlaws Amnesty International in Latest Crackdown on Dissent and Activists The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label ...

Russian authorities have designated Amnesty International as an “undesirable” organisation, alleging that the rights group propagates pro-war content backed by the Western allies of Ukraine ...

Founded in 1961 and headquartered in London, Amnesty International campaigns for human rights across the world, including on behalf of those it designates prisoners of conscience. Sign up here.

(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) FILE - People hold candles and signs during a vigil organized by Amnesty International in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, in Lisbon, Feb. 28, 2022.