FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PACE SHUTS THE DOOR ON FREE PRESS AS IT RATIFIES THE "OLIGARCH LIST" FOR RUSSIAN DIALOGUE PLATFORM
STRASBOURG, Jan 26, 2026 — In an unprecedented move for a human rights organization, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has effectively banned media coverage of the inaugural session of the "Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces." Journalists were allowed only "a few minutes" at the opening,