Russia’s top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts under Kremlin pressure
The outlet – one of the last to openly criticise Moscow’s war in Ukraine – has seen its licence revoked and its journalists detained
Russia’s flagship independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced on Friday it was closing, saying it had been “killed” by state pressure after years of repression targeting its journalists whose reporting was critical of the Kremlin and its Ukraine war.
The closure of Novaya Gazeta – one of the last outlets to openly criticise Russia’s offensive – marks the latest outcome of Moscow’s campaign against dissenting voices, which intensified after the Kremlin sent troops into its neighbour in 2022.
Since then, the newspaper, long considered a bastion of independent journalism, has seen its media licence revoked and its journalists and editors questioned, detained and their homes searched.
