Russian news outlet Open Media said on Aug. 5 it was shutting down after the communications watchdog blocked its website for most users and included it on a list of internet pages engaging in “extremist activity”.
Reuters: Russian news outlet to close after being blocked by state media watchdog
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, head of the Open Russia movement and the former oil tycoon who served 10 years in jail after openly opposing President Vladimir Putin, attends a press conference in London on Nov. 20, 2018.
