Telegram-channel "MR7" - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Telegram-channel "MR7", Telegram-channel

Incident date: May 13, 2025

Attack type:

  • Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg

Additional information:

The Telegram channel of the St. Petersburg-based publication MR7 is no longer accessible and has disappeared from the messenger's search results. Roskomnadzor has denied any involvement in its removal. In late January 2025, MR7 lost its media license after referencing “foreign agents” without including the required labels.

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