Echo of Moscow - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Echo of Moscow, Radio station, Radio station website

Incident date: March 3, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The board of directors of Echo of Moscow decided to liquidate the radio station and its website. The journalists intend to continue their work in social networks. Earlier, Echo of Moscow was disconnected from the airwaves for its coverage of the war in Ukraine, and its website was blocked. Roskomnadzor demanded that Echo's social media accounts be removed.

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