Voice of America - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Voice of America, News outlet

Incident date: July 9, 2020

Attack type:

Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The State Duma Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs accused Voice of America and several other media outlets of spreading fakes about the vote on amendments to the Constitution. Roskomnadzor handed over the relevant materials to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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