The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) in Estonia ordered to end the broadcasting of four Russian TV channels and one Belarusian TV channel. The banned channels were RTR Planeta, NTV Mir (including NTV Mir Baltic), Belarus 24, Rossia 24 and TV Center International. The TTJA said its decision was based on the grounds that the channels disseminated propaganda of the Russian government. The ban was due to last 12 months. The ban was made before the decision of the European Commission and the European Council to block access to Russian state-owned media within the bloc.

(International press freedom groups including IPI have expressed concerns about bans against RT and Sputnik. Read our full statement here)