# Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities

https://mins.news/en/item/122573

- BBC News, 2026-10-30 11:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmewepdr109do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Novaya Gazeta is vacating the offices it occupied for three decades and says it has been blocked from accepting reader donations. The newspaper accuses Russian authorities of forcing it to stop work through website blocks, licence revocation and other restrictions.

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