Colta.ru - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Colta.ru, Online media

Incident date: March 5, 2022

Attack type:

request to remove or block the article and/or refutation

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Due to the introduction of military censorship, Colta.ru announced a temporary cessation of activity. The media made changes to a number of materials about the war in Ukraine, and some of the publications were deleted. Later, Colta.ru website was blocked by Roskomnadzor.

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