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Responding to today’s raid of the office of human rights organization Russia Justice Initiative (RJI) by police in the Republic of Ingushetia in the North Caucasus in Russia, Natalia Prilutskaya, Russia Researcher at Amnesty International, said:

“Without a court warrant, police searched the office of Russia Justice Initiative and seized confidential documents, including legal contracts, in a clear attempt to intimidate and silence the organization’s staff.

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