The Russian Prosecutor General's Office is classifying the Barents Secretariat as an 'undesirable organisation' arguing it stimulates protest activities and promotes LGBT communities.
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.
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.