INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia-based viewers from criminal prosecution, including canceling existing subscriptions and disabling donations from inside Russia
was working on determining the next legal steps in response to its blacklisting in Russia.Russian officials who spoke to The Moscow Times on
condition of anonymity said Tuesday's decision to label Dozhd as an "undesirable" organization should have been made "much earlier.""They
[Dozhd journalists] have already said 10 times more than Igor Girkin," explained one government official, referring to the pro-war Russian
official noted that information security is now being handled with utmost care as Russia's regional elections in September are just a month
and a half away, while the presidential election is scheduled for next year
is being done to make it even more difficult for the media, which allow themselves too much leeway in their work," said another official,
Latvia branded the channel a threat to national security and canceled its broadcasting permit.The outlet opened a broadcasting studio in the
down on foreign NGOs and ban Russians from collaborating with or donating to them.
