Russian court criminalizes the activities of the Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial
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Court judge Vyacheslav Kirillov reads a ruling to outlaw the "international movement" Memorial as extremist in a move against Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Court judge Vyacheslav Kirillov reads a ruling to outlaw the "international movement" Memorial as extremist in a move against Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Court judge Vyacheslav Kirillov reads a ruling to outlaw the "international movement" Memorial as extremist in a move against Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Court judge Vyacheslav Kirillov reads a ruling to outlaw the "international movement" Memorial as extremist in a move against Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)