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Novaya Gazeta says it will close

30 Oct 2026, 8:00 am

Novaya Gazeta has announced that it plans to cease operations on November 9. Reuters reported the announcement on Friday. The paper is described as an independent Russian newspaper. The date of the planned stop is November 9.

The reason the paper cited is pressure from Russian authorities. That is the reason in the announcement. This account does not add a named official or a named law.

Novaya Gazeta is the newspaper. Russia is the country. November 9 is the date given for the end of operations. Friday is the day the plan was reported.

The announcement is a plan to cease operations, not a report that the paper has already closed. The pressure is attributed to the authorities. The paper's own announcement is the source of that reason.

Independent is the description used for the newspaper. Russian is the description of the authorities. The operations in question are the newspaper's. No successor publication was named in the summary.

The recorded plan is a shutdown on November 9. The recorded paper is Novaya Gazeta. The recorded reason is pressure from Russian authorities.

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