Russian rights group evicted from Moscow office
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Authorities forcibly evicted a prominent Russian human rights organisation from its office in the early hours of Saturday in a raid its director said he believed was ordered by officials in President Vladimir Putin's administration.
For Human Rights is one of the best-known NGOs which have been subjected to state inspections under a law Putin signed last year requiring NGOs with foreign funding to register as "foreign agents". Riot police and Moscow mayor's office representatives entered the building housing the office at about 2 am, ejecting at least six employees and supporters, said the group's director, Lev Ponomaryov. (Reuters)
