Poligon - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Poligon, Online media

Incident date: April 14, 2023

Attack type:

Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Website of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has declared the media outlet Poligon a «foreign agent». According to the Ministry of Justice, it disseminated «military fakes».

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