Claim 561

Russia barred 121 Australians, including journalists from four named outlets, from entering the country.

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

Statement: Russia barred 121 Australians, including journalists from four named outlets, from entering the country.
Field: action
Value: 121 Australians barred, June 16, 2022
About: incident 2022-russia-bars-entry-foreign-journalists
Source: Russia-Ukraine war press freedom watch
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2022-03-11

Quotation from the source

121 Australians, including journalists from ABC News, Sydney Morning Herald, Nine News, and Sky News