Deutsche Welle - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Deutsche Welle, Online news outlet

Incident date: March 28, 2022

Attack type:

Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The State Duma has announced on its website that it has banned Deutsche Welle journalists from entering the State Duma building and will further deny them accreditation in response to the removal of the German-language channel RT from broadcasting in Europe.

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