Designation prohibits NGO performance in Russian territory and establishes up to 6 years in prison for people linked to the entity
The Russian Attorney General’s Office classified this Monday (19.MAI.2025) the Amnesty International NGO as a “Undesirable organization”. The measure, according to the country’s legislation, prevents the group’s performance in Russian territory and may lead to the arrest of people associated with the entity.
Created in 2015, the legislation on “Undesirable organizations” It has been used by Russian authorities to restrict the work of opposition groups, NGOs and international press vehicles. Inclusion in the list prohibits any activity of the entity and establishes penalties of up to 4 years in prison for members, and up to 6 years for leaders.
“Amnesty International Londrina Headquarters serves as an international Russophobic project training center, funded by Kiev supporters”said the office of the Attorney General of Russia. The information is from The Moscow Times.
The organization’s office in the country had already been closed in April 2022, weeks after the war in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion on February 24 of the same year.
“Since the beginning of the special military operation, activists [da Anistia Internacional] They justify the crimes of Ukrainian neo -Nazis, make appeals to increase their financing and insist on the political and economic isolation of our country ”the Russian authorities said.
In response, Amnesty International stated that “You will not give the threats” and will continue to act in the defense of human rights, including Russian territory.
“The authorities are deeply deceived if they believe that by labeling our organization as” undesirable “, we will stop our work of documenting and exposing human rights violations.”he said in a note sent to The Moscow Times. “No authoritarian attack will silence our struggle for justice.”
According to the Russian Ministry of Justice, more than 200 entities are currently being part of the list of “Undesirable organizations”. Among them is the own The Moscow Timesincluded in the group in 2024.
