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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. Protesters spoke out against the ruling, with a sign.
The story of Memorial is the story of thousands of people the group has helped, hundreds of volunteers, and dozens of members hard at work in Moscow and regions across Russia. RFE/RL looks at 7 people whose work displays the breadth, depth, and impact of the organization the state is shutting down.