Dmitry Kolezev - Justice for Journalists

Dmitry Kolezev

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: December 17, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Russian hosting provider Rutcenter has refused to host the website of the outlet Aspekty Bashkortostan. According to a notice from the provider, the domain delegation was terminated at the request of Roskomnadzor. Similar actions have been taken against the .ru domains of The Moscow Times and Republic, as well as those of journalist Dmitry Kolezev and blogger Alexey Eksler.

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