Russia forces the closure of independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta

The newspaper's editorial board said authorities and intelligence services forced it to cease operations. The statement was titled "We were killed."

— Novaya Gazeta editorial board

Nov

Monday

Moscow

Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said the paper will shut down on Nov 9. Police searched his home earlier this month over a criminal case against a colleague, Oleg Roldugin, who was arrested in April.

Staff murdered

6 journalists and staff

Reporters Without Borders says six of the paper's journalists and staff have been murdered. Former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov shared the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Russia forces the closure of independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta

The newspaper's editorial board said authorities and intelligence services forced it to cease operations. The statement was titled "We were killed."

Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said the paper will shut down on Nov 9. Police searched his home earlier this month over a criminal case against a colleague, Oleg Roldugin, who was arrested in April.

Reporters Without Borders says six of the paper's journalists and staff have been murdered. Former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov shared the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

Russia forces the closure of independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta

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