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Radio France Internationale blocked in Russia

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Russian internet and communications regulator Roskomnadzor blocked access to the website of Radio France Internationale (RFI) within the country. Users in Russia were not able to access the website of RFI in Russian or any other language it is published in. The blocking came on the order of the Prosecutor General’s Office and was related to a story published on RFI Russian service about the victims of violence by Russian military.

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