Echo of Caucasus - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Echo of Caucasus, Media project of RFE/RL

Incident date: March 19, 2024

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Radio Echo of Caucasus (the Russian-language regional project of Radio Liberty) announced that it would stop broadcasting due to Radio Liberty being declared an «undesirable organisation» in Russia. This creates unacceptable risks for correspondents and experts with Russian citizenship, the editorial office said. The project’s website will continue to operate.

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