Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from ‘special services’
"Novaya Gazeta," one of the last remaining independent, critical media outlets in Russia, has announced it is closing under pressure from state authorities.
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- “The Russian authorities – the Russian special services – have forced the editorial team to end its work.” Continue reading...
“Novaya Gazeta is ceasing to exist,” the editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, said in a video statement published on YouTube on Friday.
A symbol of independent journalism, Novaya Gazeta has been classed as a 'foreign agent' by Moscow.
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