Robert Peston

Affiliated media: ITV, BBC , Producer

Incident date: August 1, 2022

Attack type:

• Ban on entering the country, denial or revocation of a visa / accreditation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation banned 39 Britons from entering the country. Among them were 12 journalists, including producer of ITV and BBC broadcasting corporations Robert Peston. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the individuals on the sanctions list «contribute to London’s hostile policy aimed at demonizing our country and isolating it internationally».