oxu.az - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: oxu.az, News website

Incident date: March 27, 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:

The popular Azerbaijani news website oxu.az has been blocked in Russia. The decision to block the swebite was made by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor). The website was blocked without any notice or warning.

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