Russian court imposes bans on Navalny’s anti-corruption group

Anti-Corruption Foundation barred from posting online amid other restrictions as court considers a request to ban network as ‘extremist’.

A court in Russia has imposed sweeping bans on jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), its director has said. Ivan Zhdanov said on social media on Tuesday the court had banned the FBK from posting content on the internet, using state media, organising protests, participating in elections and using bank deposits. He added, however, that the decision “will not affect” the FBK’s work.