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The Supreme Court of Russia, in a closed-door decision on Friday, designated the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF/FBK) as a “terrorist organisation.” The ruling specifically affects Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), Inc., a U.S.-registered entity, and the late opposition leader Alexeï Navalny’s movement against corruption since 2022.
On October 22, 2025, the Prosecutor General’s Office petitioned the court to designate the US-based ACF Inc. as a terrorist organization under the country’s anti-terrorism laws. Justice Oleg Nefyodov, who had previously banned the non-existent “international LGBT movement” and “international satanism movement” as extremist, ruled that ACF’s goals and activities are “aimed at promoting, justifying and supporting terrorism.”
ACF investigates corruption by high-ranking Russian Government officials and releases reports through videos that garner millions of views. Previously, Navalny accused former prime minister Medvedev of misusing billions of state resources to acquire luxury properties. The organisation also exposed Putin’s residence as built near Black Sea through corruption schemes. It replaced the original Anti-Corruption Foundation, abbreviated as FBK in Russian, which was declared an “undesirable organisation” in 2021 and was labelled as a “foreign agent” two years prior. The entity was also formally liquidated in 2021.
Alexeï Navalny died in ambiguous circumstances in the Arctic laboratories. Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaïa, claims her husband was poisoned and killed under Putin’s orders. She states that the authorities aim to dismantle his legacy and crush any remaining dissent in the country by repressing his movement.
The terrorist designation would subject anyone associated with the organisation to criminal prosecution, carrying harsh penalties, including life imprisonment, no statute of limitations, mandatory minimal prison sentences, and closed trials in military courts. According to Amnesty International, the Russian anti-terrorism and anti-extremism laws, along with the 2006 criminalization of terrorist justificiations and the 2023 proposed criminalization of extremist justifications, blurred the lines between terrorism and extremism. It has stated that “terrorism” and “extremism” are not well-defined in international law and reported that Russia has used those labels to frequently stifle dissent. Yegeny Smirnov, a lawyer with project Perviy Otdel, observed that this labelling allows the freezing of all property in Russia, inclusion in international lists, and difficultly maintaining bank accounts in many countries. Navalny’s team reacted to the ban, stating that they would continue to work, tell the truth, and help political prisoners.
Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Marie Struthers, noted that the Kremlin’s attack against the opposition leader has reached a “stunning peak”:
The Supreme Court has also designated Human Rights Watch as an undesirable organisation.
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On October 22, 2025, the Prosecutor General’s Office petitioned the court to designate the US-based ACF Inc. as a terrorist organization under the country’s anti-terrorism laws. Justice Oleg Nefyodov, who had previously banned the non-existent “international LGBT movement” and “international satanism movement” as extremist, ruled that ACF’s goals and activities are “aimed at promoting, justifying and supporting terrorism.”
ACF investigates corruption by high-ranking Russian Government officials and releases reports through videos that garner millions of views. Previously, Navalny accused former prime minister Medvedev of misusing billions of state resources to acquire luxury properties. The organisation also exposed Putin’s residence as built near Black Sea through corruption schemes. It replaced the original Anti-Corruption Foundation, abbreviated as FBK in Russian, which was declared an “undesirable organisation” in 2021 and was labelled as a “foreign agent” two years prior. The entity was also formally liquidated in 2021.
Alexeï Navalny died in ambiguous circumstances in the Arctic laboratories. Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaïa, claims her husband was poisoned and killed under Putin’s orders. She states that the authorities aim to dismantle his legacy and crush any remaining dissent in the country by repressing his movement.
The terrorist designation would subject anyone associated with the organisation to criminal prosecution, carrying harsh penalties, including life imprisonment, no statute of limitations, mandatory minimal prison sentences, and closed trials in military courts. According to Amnesty International, the Russian anti-terrorism and anti-extremism laws, along with the 2006 criminalization of terrorist justificiations and the 2023 proposed criminalization of extremist justifications, blurred the lines between terrorism and extremism. It has stated that “terrorism” and “extremism” are not well-defined in international law and reported that Russia has used those labels to frequently stifle dissent. Yegeny Smirnov, a lawyer with project Perviy Otdel, observed that this labelling allows the freezing of all property in Russia, inclusion in international lists, and difficultly maintaining bank accounts in many countries. Navalny’s team reacted to the ban, stating that they would continue to work, tell the truth, and help political prisoners.
Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Marie Struthers, noted that the Kremlin’s attack against the opposition leader has reached a “stunning peak”:
Amnesty International has urged the authorities to cease the use of “anti-terrorism” laws as a weapon to silence critics and lift the ban on FBK. It has called for an independent international investigation into the torture and mistreatment of Navalny while in custody, and also to halt the punishment of those connected to it.
The Supreme Court has also designated Human Rights Watch as an undesirable organisation.
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