The Russian Prosecutor's Office has designated prominent human rights group Agora, which has provided political and rights activists with legal advice, as "an undesirable organization" and banned its operations in the country. The move was explained by Agora's alleged "threat to the basis of the country’s constitutional order and national security." Adopted in 2012, the "undesirable organization" law was part of a series of regulations pushed by the Kremlin that have forced scores of nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations to halt operations as the government stifles civil society during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
