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Russia declared Freedom House, a U.S. nonprofit advocating for international democracy, as an “undesirable” organization, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said on May 7. Russia’s “undesirable organization” law was adopted in 2015, effectively banning cooperation with about 160 organizations included on the list since then. Russian prosecutors justified their decision by Freedom House allegedly “promoting… a ‘dominant’ role of the United States in the world” and supporting pro-Ukrainian policies. The statement further read that the NGO provides “informational, financial, and legal supp…

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