Svobodnye Media - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Svobodnye Media , Online media

Incident date: March 28, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Svobodnye Media Telegram channel

Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar Krai

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor blocked the Svobodnye Media website for disseminating «inaccurate information about the special operation» in Ukraine. The Roskomnadzor notice on blocking does not mention the specific publications. At the same time, several other regional media were blocked, including Dovod (Vladimir), It’s My City (Yekaterinburg), and Rugrad.eu (Kaliningrad).

Help Ukrainian Media:

Gofundme campaign (by Jakub Parusinski) or 2402.org (by Zaborona Media) or IFJ/EFJ Safety Fund