Russia's Bastion of Free Press Novaya Gazeta Shuts Down Under Kremlin Pressure
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According to the newspaper, the appearance in Russia turned out to be impossible.
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta is closing down due to pressure from the Kremlin.
According to the newspaper, which is affiliated with Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, the Russian authorities have systematically made their operations impossible. They will also shut down the servers on November 9th.
The media was already considered a "foreign agent" by the Kremlin. Six of its journalists were murdered, including Anna Politovskaia twenty years ago.
Novaya Gazeta, the last opposition newspaper still operating in Russia, has announced the end of its activity due to pressure from the authorities. In the last few hours, workers have been evicted from their headquarters in central Moscow and all sources of funding have been cut off. That is why, in a statement, the editorial staff explained that they have no choice but to close the shutters permanently on November 9.
Russia's bastion of free press Novaya Gazeta shuts down under Kremlin pressure
Newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one of the last vestiges of independent journalism in Russia, announced Friday that it was closing down, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the home of its senior editor and earlier this year detained one of its journalists.
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