Smola - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Smola, Online media outlet

Incident date: March 22, 2024

Attack type:

Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has added the environmental media outlet Smola to the register of «foreign agents». According to the Ministry, the media outlet opposes the «special military operation in Ukraine» and distributes materials of «foreign agents».

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