Affiliated media: Novaya Gazeta, Online media, Newspaper

Incident date: May 19, 2021

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Svoboda

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Novaya Gazeta was fined RUB 200,000 under the administrative article on dissemination of knowingly false information. Editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov was fined RUB 60,000. The media outlet was punished for the material about the preparation of provocateurs for the rally on January 23 in Moscow in support of Alexey Navalny. The article was removed at the request of Roskomnadzor.