Russia bans Nobel-winning rights group Memorial and raids Novaya Gazeta offices
Authorities moved against the Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial and independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta on Thursday, further eroding civil liberties in Russia.
Russia banned the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial and raided the offices of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta on Thursday. The twin actions are seen as fresh blows to already diminished civil liberties in the country.