Kremlin watchdog slams 'unprecedented' NGO searches

AFP English 2013-03-28

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Members of the Kremlin's own rights council on Thursday condemned "unprecedented" raids on activist groups, saying the searches were aimed at paralysing their work and muting their role as a rare critical voice in Russia. Russian prosecutors and tax inspectors have in recent weeks staged a wave of searches of at least one hundred leading Russian and foreign NGOs, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Duration: 01:03

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