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RFE/RL’s Moscow bureau files urgent suit against Russia at European Court of Human Rights

April 16, 2021

The Moscow bureau of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL LLC) today petitioned the European Court of Human Rights on an urgent basis, asking the court to grant interim measures ordering the Russian Federation to refrain from enforcing the 520 “administrative protocols” that it has brought or threatened against the media organization since January 2021. These interim measures, if granted, would be in place until the court can rule on the lawfulness of the Russian Government’s unprecedented actions. Read More