Team 29 - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Team 29 (Komanda 29) , The website of the legal-aid nongovernmental organisation

Incident date: July 16, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

On July 16, at the demand of the General Prosecutor’s Office, Roskomnadzor blocked the website of Team 29 (Komanda 29) for publishing materials of the «undesirable» organization. After that, the lawyers' association announced self-liquidation and the closure of its media projects. The content of the website was completely deleted.

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