Affiliated media: Asia-Plus, Agency

Incident date: July 26, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Asia-plus

Location: Russia, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media blocked the website of the agency Asia-Plus for supposedly sharing a news story about suicide. The site was blocked again within a month.