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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Russia targets Greenpeace in crackdown on dissent but Kremlin critic Roizman avoids prison

Vladimir Zhabrikov

Russia on Friday declared the global environmental group Greenpeace to be an undesirable organization, effectively banning it from operating in the country, its latest move to muzzle critical voices.

A statement from the national prosecutor-general’s office said it had determined that Greepeace posed “a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian Federation” and pointed in particular to the conflict in Ukraine.

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