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The human rights project “OVD-Info” was added to the list of “extremist” organizations

By boriskov · Published on June 3, 2026

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The human rights media project "OVD-Info" was added by Rosfinmonitoring to the register of "terrorists and extremists." This is evidenced by information posted on the agency's website.

A total of 36 organizations were added to the list. Most of them are various divisions of the human rights organization "Memorial" in Russia and abroad. In addition, the list includes the human rights project "OVD-Info," the cultural space "Revolt Center," and the museum "Perm 36."

The full list of organizations that were added today to the list of "terrorists and extremists":

• Anti-Discrimination Center "Memorial";

• "Memorial of Ukraine";

• "Memorial Czech Republic";

• "Memorial Germany";

• "Memorial France";

• "Memorial Italy";

• "Memorial Poland";

• "Memorial Switzerland";

• Memorial Center for the History of Political Repression "Perm-36";

• "Future. Memorial" (Zukunft Memorial);

• "Memorial Israel";

• "Memorial Komi";

• independent cultural space "Revolt Center";

• International Memorial Association;

• International Memorial Historical, Educational, Charitable and Human Rights Society;

• "Memorial Lithuania";

• Interregional Human Rights Center "Memorial";

• human rights media project "OVD-Info";

• Perm regional branch of the "Memorial" society;

• "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial";

• Khibiny "Memorial" Society;

• Human Rights Center "Memorial";

• "Tver Memorial";

• Novosibirsk Regional Historical, Educational and Human Rights Society "Memorial";

• Regional Historical, Educational and Human Rights Society "Memorial";

• "Memorial Media";

• "Memorial" of the Murom district of Vladimir Region;

• online information community "Memorial Society";

• Slavyansky District Public Organization "Historical and Educational Society Memorial," Krasnodar Territory;

• International Public Movement "Memorial";

• Krasnoyarsk Historical, Educational and Human Rights Society "Memorial";

• Voluntary Historical, Educational, Human Rights and Charitable Society "Memorial," Samara;

• "Iofe Foundation";

• "Belarusian Memorial";

• Ryazan Historical, Educational and Human Rights Society "Memorial";

• Nikolaev Regional Organization "Memorial".

On April 9, the Supreme Court recognized the "international movement 'Memorial'" as "extremist." After that, the Human Rights Center "Memorial" announced that it was ceasing all activities in the territory of the Russian Federation.

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