Russia banned Amnesty International on Monday by classing it as an "undesirable organisation" for backing Ukraine against Russia, drawing a rebuke from the group which said it would redouble efforts to expose Russian human rights abuses.

Russia has declared the human rights group Amnesty International an undesirable organization, effectively banning its work in the country. The Prosecutor General's Office in Moscow announced on Monday that the organization was a "centre for preparing global Russophobic projects,