Politics
Novaya Gazeta announces closure citing pressure from Russian authorities
October 30, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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4 reports · over 5 hours
CNCNN
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BNBBC News
Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities
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AJAl Jazeera English
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TGThe Guardian
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from ‘special services’
(opens the publisher’s site)Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has announced it will shut down, citing pressure from the Russian authorities and special services.
- Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said the Russian authorities and special services forced the editorial team to end its work.
- Sokolov said the newspaper will turn off its lights, shut down its servers and leave its offices on November 9.
- Sokolov was questioned and his home searched in October over a criminal case involving colleague Oleg Roldugin, who faces charges of unlawful access to computerised information.
- The newspaper had already had its media licence revoked, its website blocked and been designated a foreign agent.