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Novaya Gazeta closes Moscow offices, citing pressure from Russian officials
The newspaper says authorities and security services forced its editorial team to stop operating, while the Kremlin calls the closure part of a rotational process.
The short version
- Novaya Gazeta closed its Moscow offices on Monday, citing relentless pressure from government officials.[ABC News]
- The paper says authorities and security services forced its editorial team to stop operating; the Kremlin calls it a rotational process.[Deutsche Welle · ABC News]
- Six of its journalists have been killed, including Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.[ABC News]
Key facts
- Novaya Gazeta closed its Moscow offices on Monday, citing relentless pressure from government officials.[ABC News]
- In a statement published Oct. 30, the newspaper said authorities and security services forced its editorial team to cease operations.[ABC News]
- Six of the newspaper's journalists have been killed, including Anna Politkovskaya, who was fatally shot in 2006.[ABC News]
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the closure as part of a rotational process in a fiercely competitive media landscape.[Deutsche Welle]
What remains uncertain
- The Kremlin's account of a rotational process conflicts with the newspaper's statement that authorities forced it to stop operating, so the cause of the closure is disputed.[Deutsche Welle · ABC News]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Russia's top independent newspaper closes after three decades, citing pressureABC News - International · Wire: associated-press
- Russia: Independent Novaya Gazeta shuts its Moscow newsroomDeutsche Welle
- Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta closes citing gov’t clampdownAl Jazeera
- Russia’s top independent newspaper closes its office after three decades, citing official pressureAssociated Press
- Citing government pressure, Russia's top independent newspaper closes its office after three decadesPBS NewsHour - World
- Russia's top independent newspaper closes after decades, citing official pressureABC News - Business
- Russia's most famous independent newspaper has shut down after more than 30 yearsNPR - Top News