Claim 553

CPJ's assessment of the fine's practical effect.

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

Statement: CPJ's assessment of the fine's practical effect.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: CPJ says the fine is designed to cripple the outlet
About: incident 2018-russia-fines-the-new-times
Source: Russia uses 'foreign agents' law to hit independent outlet with massive fine
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2018-10-26

Quotation from the source

The exorbitant fine imposed on The New Times is clearly aimed at crippling the outlet and amounts to a direct attack on what is left of press freedom in Russia