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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.


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By Essam Al-Ghalib

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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.



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