Affiliated media: Fontanka.ru, News website

Incident date: June 19, 2021

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel "Media Ombudsman"

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

The press service of the health committee of the St. Petersburg administration forbade the journalists of Bumaga and Fontanka.ru from asking questions in the WhatsApp group, which was created for the journalists to communicate with the officials. This happened after reporters asked for information about the number of patients hospitalized because of COVID-19.