Novaya Gazeta to close amid Kremlin crackdown

· Politics · Russia

Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's best-known independent media outlets, announced it will cease publication next month after more than three decades, citing intolerable pressure from the authorities and a ban on the outlet that made its work impossible. Its former editor-in-chief, Dmitry Muratov, won the Nobel peace prize. The newspaper's founder said "they strangled us", describing a clampdown on independent journalism under the Kremlin. The closure removes one of the few remaining outlets willing to investigate the authorities.

Why it matters：The closure marks a further narrowing of independent information inside Russia, shrinking scrutiny of the war and domestic policy.

Key points

  • Novaya Gazeta has published for more than three decades
  • Its former editor Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel peace prize
  • The paper cited a ban and intolerable pressure from authorities

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