MHG

It's not the first time MHG has been forced to cease its operations.

MHG has likened its treatment by the Russian authorities to that suffered by Memorial, another prominent human rights group, which was shut down in 2021.

That's despite the MHG having always worked with a wider scope.

In a statement on Wednesday, MHG reported that its co-chair told the judge and justice ministry representatives that they were "committing a great sin" by closing it down.

The lawsuit was based on the justice ministry's ad hoc inspections of the MHG, which the group argued were illegal.