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Russia's bastion of free press Novaya Gazeta shuts down under Kremlin pressure

France 2430 October 2026, 08:42 UTCRussia

Newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one of the last vestiges of independent journalism in Russia, announced Friday that it was closing down, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the home of its senior editor and earlier this year detained one of its journalists.

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