Russian authorities have declared the EU-based Dozhd (Rain) TV an "undesirable" organization amid the Kremlin's ongoing crackdown on civil society and independent organizations. The Prosecutor-General's Office announced the decision on July 25, after which Dozhd TV editorial board switched off the donation system from its audience in Russia and canceled online subscriptions from the Russian territory to its websites and programs on the Internet to avoid any repercussions for its audience. Dozhd TV was based in Moscow but moved its headquarters and personnel to Latvia and the Netherlands after Russia launched its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russia Adds EU-Based Dozhd TV To List Of 'Undesirable Organizations'
A journalist works in the newsroom of Dozhd TV in Moscow in 2021.