Benjamin Witts

Affiliated media: Lawfare (USA), Editor-in-chief

Incident date: March 14, 2024

Attack type:

• Ban on entering the country, denial or revocation of a visa / accreditation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has banned 227 more US citizens, including Benjamin Witts and several other journalists, from entering Russia in response to «ever-expanding US sanctions». Moscow said they were «involved in the development, implementation and justification of the Russophobic course of the current US administration» and were «directly involved in anti-Russian actions».