Fortanga - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Fortanga, News media outlet

Incident date: October 26, 2021

Attack type:

request to remove or block the article and/or refutation

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Republic of Ingushetia, Republic of Ingushetia

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor demanded to remove from within 24 hours the website of Fortanga the material from September about the border agreement between Ingushetia and Chechnya, which Ingush imams declared contrary to Sharia law. In this publication, Roskomnadzor saw calls for mass riots and extremism. The ceding of territories in 2019 led to mass protests and a wave of repressions.

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