Russia Bans George and Amal Clooney’s Foundation as ‘Undesirable’

Russian authorities on Monday declared George Clooney’s nonprofit “undesirable,” effectively blocking it from operating inside the country.

The Clooney Foundation for Justice was set up by the Hollywood actor and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, in 2016 to investigate mass human rights abuses and support victims. The organization is “actively investigating war crimes in Ukraine” as part of its work, according to the CFJ website.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation said in a statement Monday that it had declared the activities of the CFJ to be “undesirable on the territory of our country.”

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