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Novaya Gazeta to close under Kremlin pressure

Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced it is closing, citing pressure from Russian authorities. The outlet, whose former editor Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize, said a recent search of its senior editor's home and the earlier detention of a journalist were part of the pressure forcing the shutdown.

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Independent outlet, whose former editor won Nobel peace prize, says Russian authorities have forced it to shut Europe live – latest updates The Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has announced it is closing, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the home of its senior editor and earlier this year detained one of its journalists. “Novaya Gazeta is ceasing to exist,” the editor-in-chief, Serg…

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Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from ‘special services’

Independent outlet, whose former editor won Nobel peace prize, says Russian authorities have forced it to shut Europe live – latest updates The Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has announced it is closing, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the home of its senior editor and earlier this year detained one of its journalists. “Novaya Gazeta is ceasing to exist,” the editor-in-chief, Serg…

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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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