INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow on Tuesday designated the U.S.-funded rights group Freedom House as an "undesirable organization," effectively banning anyone from
working for or having links with the group.Russia's Prosecutor General said in a statement that Freedom House had called for "comprehensive
assistance for Ukraine to defeat Russia" and had "discredited" the Russian army."The organization provides information, financial, legal,
and other support to Russian opposition structures, pro-Western and LGBT activists, communities defending their interests, and persons
convicted of terrorist crimes," it added.Freedom House says it supports and provides funding to local democracy activists and civil liberty
groups in more than 30 countries, receiving much of its financing from the U.S
It is best known for its "Freedom in the World" index, which monitors countries' civil liberties.Authorities in Russia have declared scores
of media outlets, think tanks, and non-profit organizations "undesirable" since 2015
Among the organizations labeled as "undesirable" are the World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace, Transparency International, and Radio Free
