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Russia Designates UK NGO Equal Rights Trust as 'Undesirable'

Prosecutors cite alleged support for Ukraine as grounds for declaring the group undesirable.

Overview

  • The General Prosecutor's Office announced the decision on November 6 via its press service, as reported by RIA Novosti.
  • Officials allege the UK-based human-rights organization has backed Ukraine since the start of Russia's military campaign and engaged in an anti-Russian information effort.
  • Prosecutors claim the group devised a scheme to channel funds to the Ukrainian armed forces through donation agreements tied to facilitating Eastern European citizenship for opposition-minded Russians.
  • Authorities say the organization's website publishes materials that discredit Russia's domestic and foreign policies.
  • The office also accuses the group of promoting the LGBT movement, which it describes as banned in Russia as an extremist organization.