Affiliated media: Bloknot Rostov, Correspondent

Incident date: October 19, 2021

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel Media Ombudsman

Location: Russia, Rostov Oblast, Zernograd

Additional information:

The Zernograd District Court did not allow a correspondent of the newspaper Bloknot Rostov to attend a hearing on the election of a preventive measure for Igor Gribov, the head of the Kagalnitsky District, who is suspected of official offences. The editorial office received a written refusal citing COVID restrictions when the court hearing had already begun.