Novaya Gazeta Closes After 30 Years
The independent Russian newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' announced its closure after more than 30 years of operation, citing pressure from Russian authorities and security services that forced it to cease all activities. The decision followed a series of legal, financial, and physical pressures, including eviction from its headquarters, loss of donation access, and threats of extremism charges.
Consensus
- Novaya Gazeta announced the cessation of its operations.
- The closure was announced on November 9.
- The editorial staff stated that Russian authorities and security services forced the newspaper to stop working.
- The newspaper's headquarters on Potapovsky Lane was evicted from.
- The newspaper had been operating in Russia for over 30 years.
- The closure followed a series of legal and financial pressures, including loss of donation access and website blocking.
- The newspaper had previously published investigations into war, repression, and human rights abuses.
Points of divergence
- The newspaper's financial situation deteriorated due to a 75% drop in reader donations over four years, leaving only 20,000 rubles by the end of 2025. — thebell
- The newspaper was restructured into multiple legal entities, including an NGO (ANO RID Novaya Gazeta) and a publishing house (AO ID Novaya Gazeta), with unclear ownership of the publishing house. — thebell
- The newspaper was officially designated as an 'agent of foreign influence' by Russian authorities, which led to the blocking of donations and legal actions. — thebell
- The decision to close was made during a meeting in a basement due to fears of surveillance, and the newspaper faced potential designation as an 'extremist organization'. — tg_doxajournal
- The newspaper was founded in 1993 with support from Mikhail Gorbachev, who funded the purchase of 8 computers. — tg_doxajournal
- The material contains information produced, distributed, or directed by a foreign agent media project 'Novaya Vkladka' or related to the activities of a foreign agent media project. — tg_thenewtab
- The newspaper was described as a 'powerful social institution' that united journalists and readers, and that it would continue to exist in spirit even after closure. — tg_istories_media
- The newspaper was the only major independent media outlet in Russia that continued operating inside the country after 2022 despite war censorship and repression. — meduza
- The closure was described as an 'assassination' of the newspaper, orchestrated by those in leadership of the Russian Federation to silence the last independent newspaper. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (20 sources)
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- «New Times» announced closure after more than 30 years of work 18+ REAL MATERIAL (INFORMATION) PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT MEDIA PROJECT «NEW INSERT» OR CONCERNS THE ACTIVITY OF FOREIGN AGENT MEDIA PROJECT «NEW… — Новая вкладка
- How "New Times" Survived Four Years Without a License and What Was Done to Close It — The Bell
- Newsmagazine will live. Statement of Important Stories in support of our colleagues — Важные истории
- Unyielding. Statement by the editorial board of "Meduza" and other journalists — in support of "Novaya Gazeta" — Meduza
- TV channel Dozhd statement regarding the closure of "Novaya Gazeta" — Дождь (Telegram)
- «They killed us». «Novaya Gazeta» closes — DOXA
- «They killed us». «Novaya Gazeta» announced closure after more than 30 years of work «Novaya Gazeta» is ceasing operations. The corres... — Важные истории
- Newsmagazine closes. Selected ten of their materials and cycles that you must read — Дождь (Telegram)
- «New Times» announced cessation of operations: «They killed us. On November 9 we will turn off the light in our home where we lived for 30 years, exch... — Varlamov News
- «A big bright lighthouse was washed away by a murky wave». Reactions to the closure of «Novaya Gazeta». Material is being updated — Meduza
- «New Times» stops work Editorial statement published on the publication's website. «We were killed. On November 9 we will turn off the light in our home, where we lived for 30 years, turn off the servers and leave. There are no more newspapers. Russian authorities and Russian intelligence services forced... — ЭХО / Новости
- «Novaya Gazeta» announced cessation of operations from November 9. The editorial board stated that Russian authorities and intelligence services forced it to... — Холод
- Editorial on the way out — Рыбарь
- Newsmagazine Announces Closure — The Bell
- «New Times» announced the cessation of work On the closure the publication announced in its statement on the website. November 9 «New Times… — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Newsmagazine announced the cessation of operations — Север.Реалии
- Newsmagazine announced the cessation of operations — Сибирь.Реалии
- «New Times» announced cessation of operations after 33 years of existence. The editorial is being evicted from the office and deprived of the ability... — Черта
- "We were killed". "Novaya Gazeta" announced the cessation of work. The editorial staff is preparing its last issue — DW Главное
Key entities
- Novaya Gazeta
- Russia
- Moscow
- Novoy
- Rain
- Media
- The Economist
- Meduza
- Important Stories
- Potapovsky Lane
- Max
- CC
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Dmitry Muratov
- Anna Politkovskaya
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