Novaya Gazeta announces it will suspend operations amid pressure in Russia2026-10-30The editorial staff said it would suspend operations on November 9, leaving its Moscow office and shutting down its servers.The editorial staff attributed the decision to long-term pressure, censorship, criminal prosecutions of journalists, and restrictions on funding sources.According to the newspaper, being forced out of its office and having its donation system shut down deprived it of one of its main sources of funding.The newspaper’s media registration was revoked in 2022, and in September 2026 it was added to the “foreign agent” register.Rusiyanın müstəqil “Novaya qazeta” nəşri təzyiqlərə görə fəaliyyətini dayandırır (Meydan TV)Cierre del periódico opositor Nóvaya Gazeta en Rusia (Agencia Noticias Argentinas (NA))Novaya Gazeta, Symbol of Independent Russian Journalism, Forced to Close (Novinite)Russia's bastion of free press Novaya Gazeta shuts down under Kremlin pressure (Modern Ghana)Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Closure Of Novaya Gazeta (Scoop)