A grey building with Novaya Gazeta's logo in Russian. The door is open with a silhouette of a person walking out on October 30, 2026Image source, AFP via Getty Images
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A person leaves the building of Novaya Gazeta after the paper announced it was closing

BySteven RosenbergBBC Russia Editor
  • Published5 minutes ago

For the last three decades, Novaya Gazeta has been one of the most high-profile independent news outlets in Russia.

Now it's shutting down - and it has accused the Russian authorities of the "murder" of a newspaper.

"They've killed us," reads a statement on the Novaya Gazeta website.

"The newspaper is no more. The Russian authorities and Russian special services have forced the paper to stop its work."