Moscow City Court dissolves Memorial Human Rights Center

A day after Russia's Supreme Court dissolved the Memorial International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society, the Moscow City Court similarly ordered the closure of the Memorial's Human Rights Center, granting a petition by city prosecutors who argued that the organization's financial activities are "non-transparent." The authorities also accused Memorial of demonstrating a "steady disregard of Russia's Constitution and laws." Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/12/29/moscow-city-court-dissolves-memorial-human-rights-center