Meduza - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Meduza , News website

Incident date: June 10, 2020

Attack type:

Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The singer Oleg Gazmanov recorded a video appeal demanding the banning of Meduza in Russia. The reason was an Internet publication styled as Meduza website with a fake interview with Gazmanov.

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