Moscow's Crackdown Closes Russia's Top Independent Voice
Novaya Gazeta, the country's leading independent and investigative newspaper, has been forced out after decades, citing a government clampdown.
Novaya Gazeta, described by BBC News as Russia's leading independent newspaper and by Al Jazeera as an investigative newspaper, has closed.
The outlet says it's been blocked from receiving donations, according to BBC News. It was also evicted from its offices, which it had occupied for three decades.
Al Jazeera reports that the paper cited a government clampdown as the reason for closing, and it was one of the few remaining outlets in Russia that criticised Moscow's war on Ukraine.
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Original reporting
BBC News
Russia's leading independent newspaper closes after eviction
The outlet has been evicted from its offices of three decades and says it's been blocked from receiving donations.
Read the original →Al Jazeera
Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta closes citing gov’t clampdown
The paper was one of the few remaining outlets in Russia that criticised Moscow's war on Ukraine.
Read the original →
Facts this version was allowed to use
- Russia's leading independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has closed.
- Novaya Gazeta was evicted from its offices, which it had occupied for three decades.
- The outlet says it's been blocked from receiving donations, according to BBC News.
- Novaya Gazeta is described by BBC News as Russia's leading independent newspaper and by Al Jazeera as an investigative newspaper.
- Al Jazeera reports that the paper cited a government clampdown as the reason for closing.
- According to Al Jazeera, Novaya Gazeta was one of the few remaining outlets in Russia that criticised Moscow's war on Ukraine.
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