Russia’s Supreme Court labels Memorial extremist as authorities search Novaya Gazeta’s Moscow office
The Facts
- Russia’s Supreme Court declared Memorial an extremist organization.
- Memorial shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.
- Security personnel searched Novaya Gazeta’s Moscow office on April 9.
- Novaya Gazeta said masked agents entered its office and that its lawyers were not allowed into the building during the search.
- Journalist Oleg Roldugin of Novaya Gazeta was detained in a case involving alleged illegal use of personal data.
- Russian state-media and law-enforcement accounts said the search of Novaya Gazeta’s office was linked to an investigation involving alleged illegal use of personal data.
- Reports said the search at Novaya Gazeta lasted about 12 to 13 hours and ended after midnight, with documents and equipment taken from the office.
Context
What is Memorial?
Memorial is a prominent Russian civil society and human rights organization; reports describe it as the country’s oldest or leading rights group, and it shared the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize NYT,Reuters.
What do authorities say the Novaya Gazeta search was about?
State-media and police-linked reports said the search was tied to a criminal case involving the alleged illegal use of personal data, and several reports connected it to the case against Novaya Gazeta journalist Oleg Roldugin Forbes.ru,Forbes.ru,Коммерсант.….
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