Russia's prosecutor general said on Monday it had banned human rights group Amnesty International as an "undesirable organization."
Founded in 1961 and headquartered in London, Amnesty International campaigns for human rights across the world, including on behalf of those it designates prisoners of conscience.
In its statement, Russia's prosecutor general said that Amnesty International's London office was a "center for the preparation of global Russophobic projects," and accused it of advocating of behalf of Ukraine, with which Russia is at war.
Amnesty did not immediately reply to a request for comment.