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Oct 30, 2026

Novaya Gazeta announces permanent closure after decades of pressure from Russian authorities

Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's last major independent newspapers whose former editor won the Nobel Peace Prize, announced it will permanently shut down next month after sustained government pressure including prosecution of editors, seizure of finances, and loss of premises. The closure marks the end of over three decades of independent journalism in Russia.

Oct 30, 2026·8 sources
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  • ▪Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced on October 30, 2026 that it will permanently cease operations on November 9, 2026.
  • ▪Novaya Gazeta investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building in 2006 after reporting extensively on human rights abuses in Chechnya.
  • ▪Russian police arrested Novaya Gazeta journalist Oleg Roldugin in April 2026 on computer information charges and searched editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov's home in October 2026.

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