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Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure

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Novaya Gazeta’s closure marks the final elimination of a major independent voice in Russia, signaling the complete state control of the country’s media landscape.

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Independent outlet, whose former editor Dmitry Muratov won Nobel prize, cites intolerable pressure from authoritiesEurope live – latest updatesNovaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s best-known independent media outlets, has announced it will permanently close next month. The newspaper, whose former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel peace prize in 2021, cited intolerable pressure, including being stripped of its newsroom, its donation platforms and its legal right to publish.“This is not just our own story; it is the story of a country and a society that are being systematically crushed,” wrote its editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, on the newspaper’s website. Continue reading...

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