Staff members at Novaya Gazeta have confirmed that Russian authorities finally succeeded in halting the investigative newspaper's operations. The closure follows a prolonged, decades-long campaign of relentless state pressure, arrests, and violence against the newsroom. Over the course of the publication's history, six of its journalists were killed, including prominent reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
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Russia’s Novaya Gazeta ‘killed off’ after murders, arrests and pressure
Russia’s most prominent investigative newspaper is closing, with staff accusing the government of succeeding in finally killing it off after decades of pressure. The paper says six of its journalists were killed including Anna Politkovskaya 20 years ago this month.
Published On 31 Oct 2026
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