Fourth Sector - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Fourth Sector, Editorial

Incident date: August 21, 2021

Attack type:

Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: CPJ

Location: Russia, Perm Krai, Perm

Additional information:

Media project Fourth Sector has been designated as a «foreign agent» media outlet. The reasons for this decision were, in particular, the materials about LGBT and prisoner suicides. Even before the unscheduled inspection by the Ministry of Justice was completed, Sector Four announced its self-liquidation.

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