Dmitry Medvedev as President of the Russian Federation in the studio of the TV channel Foto : kremlin.ru
The Moscow court of Tverskaya dismissed the lawsuit of the Dozhd television channel (recognized as a foreign media agent), which challenged the prosecutor general's decision to restrict access to the source.
The plaintiff pointed out that the notification received from Roskomnadzor stated that the “rain” website had been “published information disseminated in violation of the law”. Television stressed that the prosecutor's office considered the request unenforceable, as removing the violation would require removing all published materials.
On March 1, the Prosecutor General's Office announced that the television channel also broadcasts information with calls “for extremism, violence against citizens of the Russian Federation, mass violations of public order”, as well as calls for “participation of citizens of the Russian Federation in mass public events”. “And” the violent overthrow of the constitutional order. ” On the same day, RKN announced that access to the Dozhd and Ekho websites had been restricted.