Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities
Summary
Novaya Gazeta, a prominent independent Russian newspaper, says it is shutting down after receiving an eviction order and losing access to a system for collecting reader donations. The outlet blames Russian authorities for forcing it to stop work, following years of restrictions that included the revocation of its licence and the blocking of its website.Key Facts
- Novaya Gazeta announced that it was closing after about three decades of publication.
- The newspaper said it received an eviction order and could no longer collect reader donations.
- Russian authorities had revoked the newspaper's licence and blocked access to its website.
- The newspaper said six journalists connected with it had been killed for their work, including Anna Politkovskaya.
- After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia adopted laws that the article says were used to punish dissent and criticism of the war.
- Police searched the newspaper's office earlier this year, and investigative journalist Oleg Roldugin was arrested and charged with unlawful access to computerised information.
- Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov was questioned by police, and authorities searched his home.
- Novaya Gazeta co-founder Dmitry Muratov received the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and was designated a foreign agent by Russian authorities in 2023.
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