Russia's Crackdown on Human Rights: Sakharov Center Forced to Shut Down

A Russian court has dissolved the Sakharov Center, a prominent human rights group that ran a museum and cultural space in Moscow. The court ruled in favor of the Ministry of Justice, which had demanded the center's liquidation, alleging "violations." The decision is part of an ongoing crackdown on human rights groups and critics in Russia, with the authorities designating individuals as "foreign agents" for opposing the Ukraine war. The dissolution of the Sakharov Center has been denounced by the French foreign ministry and is seen as a reflection of the repression being waged by the Russian authorities.