The Russian Ministry of Justice has added the Ukrainian foundation “Come Back Alive” to the register of “undesirable organizations”

The Ministry of Justice has updated the list of “undesirable organizations” and added to it the Ukrainian foundation “Come Back Alive” and the Stop Occupation of Karelia movement, the OVD-Info project noted .

Both organizations were added to the list on May 17, and were declared “undesirable” based on decisions by the Prosecutor General’s Office: “Come Back Alive” on April 24, and Stop Occupation of Karelia on April 25. The agency itself did not report that either organization had been declared “undesirable.”

• The Ukrainian charity foundation "Come Back Alive" has existed since 2014. It raises money to support the army and purchases equipment, drones, medical aid and life-saving equipment for soldiers. The Russian authorities often accuse defendants in criminal cases of treason initiated after the start of a full-scale war of having ties to it.
• The Stop Occupation of Karelia movement lists Estonia as its country in the Prosecutor General's Office decision. This is probably a movement called Stop the occupation of Karelia. In 2015, its website and VKontakte page were added to the list of extremist materials by a court decision due to information "aimed at inciting hatred and enmity on the basis of nationality." The organization itself states that it has existed for over 11 years and seeks to ensure that "information about the genocide of the Karelian people becomes public knowledge."
• Following “Come Back Alive” and Stop Occupation of Karelia, the Prosecutor General’s Office also declared the international human rights organization Freedom House, which conducts research on the state of political and civil liberties around the world, “undesirable.” The agency announced this decision publicly.