Bloomberg - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Bloomberg, News agency

Incident date: May 23, 2020

Attack type:

Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Facebook page of the Russian Embassy in the USA

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Russian embassy in the US demanded an apology for the article about Vladimir Putin's approval rating- allegedly, the data collected by the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre has been distorted.

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