Officials seal off offices of Moscow human rights group

Staff at the Moscow office of human rights group Amnesty International have been barred from entering their offices by officials.

Officials have sealed off the entrances to the offices, the locks have been changed and the power has been cut off, according to staff members.

Alexander Artemyev, an Amnesty International employee who found himself locked out this morning, said no prior warning had been given.

The human rights groups, who have been critical of the Kremlin, have come under increased scrutiny in the past few years, with some staff members designated as "foreign agents"