Novaya Gazeta, Russia's leading independent newspaper, closes
The outlet has been evicted from its offices of three decades and says it's been blocked from receiving donations.
The outlet has been evicted from its offices of three decades and says it's been blocked from receiving donations.
The paper was one of the few remaining outlets in Russia that criticised Moscow's war on Ukraine.
Russia’s best-known independent newspaper was my home for 17 years. It’s being shut down, but the spirit of its journalism will live on, says journalist Elena Kostyuchenko
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.
A symbol of independent journalism, Novaya Gazeta has been classed as a 'foreign agent' by Moscow.
Independent outlet, whose former editor won Nobel peace prize, says Russian authorities have forced it to shut