Russian human rights activist Lev Ponomarev speaks to the media at the For Human Rights movement headquarters in Moscow, Russia

File photo: Human rights activist Lev Ponomarev speaks to the media at the For Human Rights movement headquarters in Moscow, Russia. On November 1, 2019 Russia's Supreme Court granted the Justice Ministry's demand to shut down the organization.

© AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, June 22, 2013.