The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 543

CPJ's summary characterization of the pace of these actions.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
CPJ's summary characterization of the pace of these actions.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Authorities move to establish total control of information
About
incident 2022-russia-blocks-bbc-dw-meduza
Source
Russia further blocks media outlets, social media
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2022-03-04

Quotation from the source

Russian authorities have moved quickly to establish total censorship and control over the free flow of information since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24,