Russia bans human rights group it labels an 'undesirable organisation' -RIA

Russia bans human rights group it labels an 'undesirable organisation' -RIA
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Russia on Monday labelled the human rights group Agora as an "undesirable organisation", effectively banning the organisation in the country, Russia's state news agency RIA reported.

Agora specialised in providing legal help to people it believed were being unfairly persecuted by state officials and bodies.

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