MOSCOW — Russia's prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by United States actor George Clooney and his human rights lawyer-wife Amal.
MOSCOW — Russia 's prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by United States actor George Clooney and his human rights lawyer-wife Amal.'The activities of the Clooney Foundation for Justice are declared undesirable on the territory of our country,' it said in a statement.The organization 'conducts extensive work aimed at discrediting Russia , actively supports false patriots and members of banned terrorist and extremist groups.
advance initiatives of criminal probes against the highest Russian authorities,' it said in the statement, titled 'The Russian Prosecutor General's Office Appreciates Hollywood Activists' Acting Talent.'After Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian authorities have increased the repression of dissent to levels not seen since the Soviet Union.
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