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On April 16, the Moscow prosecutor s office appealed to the Moscow City Court with a request that three Navalny organizations the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), the Citizens Rights Defense Foundation, and his regional network be officially labeled extremist organizations. The court has
announced it will hold a closed hearing on the prosecutor s request on April 26.
The Russian authorities have been widely criticized for using the country s vague anti-extremism legislation for political reasons. Anti-extremism laws are frequently used to increase censorship and state control: silencing political opposition, journalists, and civil society, the NGO
If the Navalny organizations are deemed extremist, all of their employees could face arrest and prison terms from six to 10 years. In addition, the organizations donors tens of thousands of Russian citizens who have made donations could also face prosecution for