Affiliated media: Mediazona , Online publication

Incident date: December 8, 2020

Attack type:

• Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Under the threat of blocking, Mediazona deleted its article "The Invisible Epidemic. How COVID-19 followed the system of the Federal Penitentiary Service." According to the General Prosecutor's Office, the text "contains false information of the public interest". Mediazona will appeal through the court Prosecutor General's Office and Roskomnadzor's decision.