# Russia ‘forces’ closure of investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta

https://mins.news/en/item/122290

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-30 11:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/russia-forces-closure-of-investigative-newspaper-novaya-gazeta?traffic_source=rss

> Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta says it will shut down after authorities pressured its editorial staff to end operations. Moscow has designated the outlet a “foreign agent”. Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said its servers would be switched off and operations would end on November 9.

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