Affiliated media: "Umnaya Rossiya" (Smart Russia) , Editorial

Incident date: July 2, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mass Media Defence Centre

Location: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Ramenskoye

Additional information:

The Ramenskoye City Court declared an article published in May 2019, “Where Drivers’ Licenses Can Be Purchased” as prohibited. The article described how an illegal market in drivers’ identification has been organized. In court, it was discovered that the prosecutor had not read the article.