Affiliated media: The Barents Observer, Norwegian publication

Incident date: February 19, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Forbes

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor blocked access to the Norwegian publication The Barents Observer after they refused to remove material about a Sami homosexual who tried to kill himself. It was added to the register of blocked resources in Russia.