Russia blocks access to Polish Press Agency (PAP)

As part of the wartime censorship, Russia’s Prosecutor General has blocked access to the Polish Press Agency (PAP), reports the Roscomsvoboda project, which monitors websites blocked by the Russian authorities. PAP is the first news agency in the European Union to be blocked in Russia.

Roskomsvoboda claims that more than 5,400 websites have been blocked in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine. The blockages are carried out by state regulator Roskomnadzor at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office.

According to Roskomsvoboda, Russian authorities have blocked, among others, a number of Ukrainian news portals, human rights organizations, political parties, social activists, and the website of an Austrian IT company.

Earlier Russia also blocked access to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.