Russian Independent Newspaper Shuts Down After 30 Years of Pressure

WHO:

ABC News World - Novaya Gazeta is described as Russia’s most celebrated independent newspaper.

The Nation Politics - Katrina vanden Heuvel is named as the article’s author.

BBC News - The outlet is described as Russia’s leading independent newspaper.

WHAT:

ABC News World - Novaya Gazeta closed its Moscow offices.

The Nation Politics - The closing of Novaya Gazeta marks the end of what little press freedom remained in Putin’s Russia.

BBC News - Novaya Gazeta closed after being evicted from its offices and said it had been blocked from receiving donations.

WHERE:

ABC News World - Novaya Gazeta’s offices were in Moscow.

The Nation Politics - The article describes the press-freedom situation in Putin’s Russia.

BBC News - The outlet was evicted from its offices.

WHEN:

ABC News World - The newspaper had operated for three decades.

BBC News - The outlet had occupied its offices for three decades.

WHY:

ABC News World - Novaya Gazeta cited relentless pressure from the government as the reason for closing its Moscow offices.

The Nation Politics - The article links the closure to the decline of press freedom in Putin’s Russia.

BBC News - The closure followed the outlet’s eviction and its report that it had been blocked from receiving donations.

(UPDATED November 9, 2026 19:08 UTC)

Russia’s leading independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, has closed its Moscow offices after three decades. The closure followed eviction and a block on donations, the newspaper said. Novaya Gazeta cited relentless government pressure, marking a further loss of press freedom in Putin’s Russia.