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Prosecutor General’s office requests to suspend ban on Taliban movement in Russia

31 March 2025 18:15 (UTC +04:00)

The office of the Prosecutor General has filed a request to the Russian Supreme Court to suspend the ban on the Taliban movement in Russia, said the court’s press service, APA's Moscow correspondent reports.

"Russia’s Supreme Court has received and initiated proceedings on an administrative legal claim by the Russian prosecutor general on suspending the ban on activities by the Taliban movement included in the unified federal list of organizations, including foreign and international ones, recognized as terrorist in accordance with Russian legislation," the press service said.

The administrative case is set to be heard in court on April 17 behind closed doors.

At the end of December, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing the temporary suspension of a ban on the activities of an organization included in the unified list of terrorist organizations.