Agentura.ru - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Agentura.ru, Online media

Incident date: March 20, 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 Agentura.ru website under the «Lugovoy Law» by the decision of the General Prosecutor’s Office. The editorial office did not receive any notifications. The website is dedicated to the Russian security services and has existed since 2000; it is a project of journalists Andrey Soldatov and Irina Borogan.

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