Russia outlaws Amnesty International as 'undesirable organisation'

BSS
Published On: 19 May 2025, 16:21

   MOSCOW, May 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russia on Monday labelled Amnesty International an "undesirable organisation", banning the rights group's activities and accusing it of being a hub of "Russophobia" and of supporting Ukraine.

  "The London headquarters of Amnesty International is a centre for the preparation of global Russophobic projects, paid for by accomplices of the Kyiv regime," Russia's Prosecutor General said in a statement.
 

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