Attacks

Russia's last free newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' closes as press freedom faces its swan song

Le Monde30 October 2026, 10:25 UTCRussia

For more than 30 years, the newspaper founded by Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, investigated corruption, state violence and human rights violations. But a 'coordinated operation' by the FSB led to the 'assassination' of the emblematic free press in Moscow.

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