Russia's Top Independent Newspaper Closes Its Office After Three Decades, Citing Official Pressure
The paper said authorities forced it to cease operations after blocking its platforms, seizing its printing house and revoking its registration.
- On Monday, Novaya Gazeta held its last editorial meeting in Moscow after 30 years of operation, with staff removing portraits of slain journalists including investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
- Editor-in-Chief Sergei Sokolov said the paper had "been killed" after state authorities forced the editorial team to end work, following the outlet's suspension of print publication during the 2022 Ukraine invasion.
- Former editor-in-chief and Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov told supporters outside the office that the Constitution's protection of civil rights has "effectively ceased to function" and that he is "not counting on the government."
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the closure on Monday as "a normal cycle of change," telling reporters it would be wrong to say independent Russian media is ending.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk called the closure a "devastating blow" to independent journalism, while the Media Freedom Coalition—co-chaired by the United Kingdom and Finland—demanded Russia "end the repression of independent media and journalists.
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Moscow, Nov 9 (EFE).- The last bulwark of the free press in Russia, Novaya Gazeta, a staunch enemy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and contrary to the war in Ukraine, literally closed its doors this Monday under pressure from the security forces. "The newspaper closes, but Novaya Gazeta does not die, as journalists [...] The entry Founded by Gorbachev and censored by Putin: the newspaper Novaya Gazeta closes its doors was first published in…
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta stopped working after 33 years. Dmitry Muratov called for stopping the war in Ukraine and creating a permanent humanitarian corridor.
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Russia’s top independent newspaper closes its office after three decades, citing official pressure
MOSCOW (AP) — Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s most celebrated independent newspaper, closed its Moscow offices Monday, citing relentless pressure from government officials. It was the last major independent media outlet critical of the Kremlin that remained active in Russia. Others closed or moved their operations abroad after President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February...
The independent Novaya Gazeta media outlet, established as a watchdog of Russian power and democracy, ceased operations on Monday when its operating licenses were revoked.
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