Russian media watchdog issues warning to website dedicated to memorial of Boris Nemtsov
Information related to a demonstration in the memory of Boris Nemtsov in Nizhny Novogrod was removed from a website dedicated to Nemtsov's memorial, as the information was not approved by the authorities.
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media watch dog, has sent a warning to the administrators of nemtsov-most.org. According to the OVD-Info media project, the document states that access to the information about a rally in memory of Nemtsov in Nizhny Novgorod should be limited because it wasn't approved by the authorities. Roskomnadzor thinks that these web pages include "incitement to mass riots, extremist activities, participation in mass (public) events held in violation of the established order.
The information was subsequently removed from the website.
On February 12th, members of the Nizhny Novgorod National Liberation Movement (NLM) dismantled the memorial to Boris Nemtsov and attacked the activists who were there. Earlier, Nizhny Novgorod authorities banned the commemoration of Boris Nemtsov on the 27th of February, the anniversary of his assassination. On January 19th, in Nizhny Novgorod, the Center for Support of Civil Initiatives was founded in memory of Boris Nemtsov.