Moscow, 19 May 2025 (dpa/MIA) - Russia has declared the human rights group Amnesty International an undesirable organization, effectively banning its work in the country.

The Prosecutor General's Office in Moscow announced on Monday that the organization was a "centre for preparing global Russophobic projects, paid for by henchmen of the Kiev regime."

Amongst other things, the authorities accuse Amnesty of exacerbating the military confrontation in the region since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Being classified as an undesirable organization is tantamount to a ban in Russia. Amnesty International is one of the world's best-known human rights groups. It repeatedly accuses Moscow of war crimes in Ukraine and of oppressing dissidents.

Russia has declared numerous institutions to be undesirable organizations since it launched its war of aggression in Ukraine.

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