TV Rain - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV Rain, TV channel

Incident date: March 3, 2022

Attack type:

Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Two police officers came to the editorial office of TV Rain. They brought two warnings about the inadmissibility of distributing extremist materials through the media. The documents contained the address of the TV Rain YouTube channel but the materials that caused the claims were not mentioned. As the editorial staff suggests, this could mean that the authorities demand that the YouTube channel be removed. Earlier in the day, TV Rain announced the suspension of its work.

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