Novaya Gazeta’s closure signals a critical loss of independent journalism in Russia, intensifying state control over information and silencing a major voice of dissent.
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Independent outlet, whose former editor won Nobel peace prize, says Russian authorities have forced it to shutEurope live – latest updatesThe Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has announced it is closing, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the home of its senior editor and earlier this year detained one of its journalists.“Novaya Gazeta is ceasing to exist,” the editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, said in a video statement published on YouTube on Friday. “The Russian authorities – the Russian special services – have forced the editorial team to end its work.” Continue reading...
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