MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia declared the "Proekt" investigative news outlet an "undesirable" organisation on national security grounds on Thursday, banning its activities in the latest blow against media who look into areas the authorities say are off limits.
The move, part of a wider crackdown ahead of parliamentary elections in September on media the authorities view as hostile and foreign-backed, targets an outlet which has published a series of deeply researched and unflattering investigations into Russia's ruling elite.
