Rugrad.eu - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Rugrad.eu, Online media

Incident date: March 28, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Kaliningrad Oblast, Kaliningrad

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor blocked the Rugrad.eu website for disseminating «inaccurate information about the special operation» in Ukraine. The Roskomnadzor notice on blocking does not mention the specific publications. At the same time, several other regional media were blocked, including Dovod (Vladimir), It’s My City (Yekaterinburg), and Svobodnye Media (Krasnodar Krai).

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