Oblastnaya Gazeta (oblgazeta.ru) - Justice for Journalists

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Affiliated media: Oblastnaya Gazeta (oblgazeta.ru) , News website

Incident date: September 11, 2021

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Dmitry Polyanin's Facebook page

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

The newspaper Oblastnaya Gazeta (the official newspaper of the regional administration) was held administratively liable for the lack of age markings on the published normative acts. At the same time, it became known that the newspaper's website had been blocked for satirical material about bribes. The decision was overturned the same day.