The Bell - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: The Bell, Online media outlet

Incident date: December 18, 2021

Attack type:

request to remove or block the article and/or refutation

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

At the demand of Roskomnadzor, the editorial board removed from its website more than 10 publications quoting materials of the media outlet Proekt, which was declared an «undesirable» organisation. Other publications fulfilled similar requirements.

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