Dozens of Russian journalists were arrested, detained, charged, summonsed while covering protests spreading across Russia since President Putin announced a “partial mobilization” of military reservists on September 21. On that same day, Russian state media regulator Roskomnadzor announced that media outlets could be fined or blocked for spreading “false information” the partial mobilization order.
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