A Moscow court closed down another prominent Russian human rights organization on Wednesday the second such shuttering in as many days amid growing concern over a widening Kremlin crackdown on rights groups, media, and opposition supporters.
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Following the ban on Memorial International, a Russian court has ordered its sister organization Memorial Human Rights Center be liquidated. The group focuses on helping political prisoners.