Radio Prague International - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Radio Prague International, Website of the Russian service

Incident date: July 17, 2021

Attack type:

Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The website of the Russian service of Radio Prague International has been blocked in Russia because of an article about the self-immolation of Jan Palach. Rospotrebnadzor found the material to be containing suicide propaganda.

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