Affiliated media: Times of Malta, Newspaper

Incident date: June 26, 2024

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

In response to the block on the Russian sites 'RIA Novosti', 'Izvestiya', and 'Rossiyskaya gazeta', which came as part of the June 2024 EU sanctions, Russian authorities announced a blanket ban on European Media. 81 European media companies were affected.