Hard Sign - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Hard Sign, Online media

Incident date: February 24, 2023

Attack type:

  • request to remove or block the article and/or refutation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Lenizdat

Location: Russia, Tambov Oblast, Tambov Region

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor blocked in Russia three publications of the Tambov-based media project Hard Sign, posted in its VKontakte community. Roskomnadzor demand was dated February 21. The publications referred to the burial sites of military personnel killed in the war in Ukraine. They mentioned the surnames, first names, and patronymics of the dead. The publications are still available via VPN and from abroad.

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