April 9, 2026
Russia’s Supreme Court designates Memorial an ‘extremist’ organization, banning its activities in the country
Russia’s Supreme Court declared the human rights group Memorial an extremist organization and banned its activities in the country, acting on a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.
TL;DR
- Russia's Supreme Court declared the human rights group Memorial an extremist organization.
- The court banned Memorial's activities in the country based on a lawsuit from the Justice Ministry.
- Memorial was founded in the late 1980s to research political repression and conduct human rights work.
- Previous rulings had ordered the liquidation of Memorial Human Rights Center and International Memorial.
- These liquidations were initiated by prosecutors accusing the organizations of violating the foreign agents law.
- An international Memorial association was established in Geneva in May 2023.
- Russian authorities later designated the international association an undesirable organization in 2026.
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