# Russia’s Novaya Gazeta shuts down under Kremlin pressure

https://mins.news/en/item/122081

- France 24, 2026-10-30 08:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261030-russia-s-bastion-of-free-press-novaya-gazeta-shuts-down-after-years-of-kremlin-pressure

> Novaya Gazeta, described as one of Russia’s last independent journalism outlets, announced on Friday that it was closing. The newspaper cited pressure from authorities, who recently searched a senior editor’s home and detained one of its journalists earlier this year.

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