Affiliated media: Current Time, News website

Incident date: February 27, 2022

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Current Time

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The website of Current Time was blocked in Russia. A day earlier, Roskomnadzor sent a notice to the editorial office of Current Time to restrict access to the TV channel’s website in Russia. The agency’s letter stated that the website «contains information distributed in violation of the law», namely: «Inaccurate information of public significance about Russian military personnel allegedly killed and captured on the territory of Ukraine during the special military operation conducted by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The dissemination of the above inaccurate information and personal data of citizens of the Russian Federation creates a threat of mass disruption of public order and public safety».