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Prominent human rights group shut down in Russia

Russia's Supreme Court shuts down the Human Rights group Memorial

Russia's Supreme Court shuts down the Human Rights group Memorial Source: AAP

The Human Rights group Memorial has spent years cataloguing atrocities committed in the Soviet Union, especially in the notorious network of prison camps, the Gulag. Now they've been shut down by the Russian state.


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By Essam Al-Ghalib

Presented by Svetlana Printcev

Source: SBS



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The Human Rights group Memorial has spent years cataloguing atrocities committed in the Soviet Union, especially in the notorious network of prison camps, the Gulag. Now they've been shut down by the Russian state.



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