Wonderzine - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Wonderzine, News outlet

Incident date: April 7, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor has blocked the Wonderzine website. The formal reason was a complaint from Rosmolodezh, which demanded that seven texts about LGBT be removed from the website. Roskomnadzor did not give the media time to comply and automatically restricted access to the website. The media intends to appeal against the decision and continues to operate, being accessible through a VPN.

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