Sámi activist Valentina Sovkina, originally from the village of Lovozero in Russia’s Murmansk region, was forced to leave the country after a wave of searches targeting indigenous rights activists.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office is classifying the Barents Secretariat as an 'undesirable organisation' arguing it stimulates protest activities and promotes LGBT communities.
A Russian Ilyushin Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft from Severomorsk-1 airbase flew on Wednesday as far south as the waters outside the Lofoten area in the Norwegian Sea.