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Novaya Gazeta, the independent Russian newspaper once edited by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, one of Russia’s last independent news outlets, announced on Friday they are closing down their it would close down operations due to pressure from authorities.
People walk past a building housing the editorial office of the independent media outlet Novaya Gazeta in Moscow on October 30, 2026.
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Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last independent news outlets, announced on Friday it would close down operations due to pressure from authorities.
“Novaya Gazeta has been killed,” Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a video statement. “On November 9, we will turn off the lights in the home where we have lived for 30 years. We will shut down our servers and leave…The Russian security services have forced the editorial team to cease operations.”
