Lights to go out at Russia's Novaya Gazeta, independent newspaper known for fearless reporting
<p>MOSCOW: Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta was winding up its operations on Monday and preparing to quit its central Moscow office after holding its final editorial meeting, bowing to what it said was a campaign of state pressure that had made it impossible to carry on reporting.
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta is closing after facing state pressure and being labeled a 'foreign agent,' leading to financial difficulties and legal actions against its staff.
Novaya Gazeta is shutting down due to state pressure and financial issues after being labeled a 'foreign agent'.
Its editor and staff faced searches and legal actions, including house arrest for a journalist.
The newspaper was founded by Mikhail Gorbachev and known for fearless reporting despite increased censorship.
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MOSCOW: Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta was winding up its operations on Monday and preparing to quit its central Moscow office after holding its final editorial meeting, bowing to what it said was a campaign of state pressure that had made it impossible to carry on reporting.
The paper, founded by the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev with money from his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, had kept going until now despite a sharp tightening of censorship after Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022.
But it announced late last month that it would have to close after it was designated a "foreign agent" and banks stopped processing reader donations on which it relied for its financial survival.
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