Novaya Gazeta, Russia's top independent newspaper, shuts down, blaming pressure from the authorities

Summary

Novaya Gazeta, Russia's renowned independent newspaper, has announced its closure after more than three decades, citing relentless official pressure, ABC News and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Friday 30 October, Bloomberg writing that the newspaper formerly led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov blamed persecution by the Kremlin and security services. The editor says Vladimir Putin's government has 'forced the editorial team to stop its work', CBS News reported, and the LA Times wrote that Novaya Gazeta, launched in 1993 with assistance from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, was Russia's last major independent media outlet critical of the Kremlin after others either shut or had their websites blocked.

Latest: Novaya Gazeta, Russia's renowned independent newspaper, announced its closure after more than three decades, citing relentless official pressure, ABC News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported, Bloomberg writing that it blamed persecution by the Kremlin and security services and CBS News that the editor said Vladimir Putin's government had 'forced the editorial team to stop its work'.

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