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Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure

30 October 2026 at 18:52

Independent outlet, whose former editor Dmitry Muratov won Nobel prize, cites intolerable pressure from authorities

Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s best-known independent media outlets, has announced it will permanently close next month. The newspaper, whose former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel peace prize in 2021, cited intolerable pressure, including being stripped of its newsroom, its donation platforms and its legal right to publish.

“This is not just our own story; it is the story of a country and a society that are being systematically crushed,” wrote its editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, on the newspaper’s website.

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© Photograph: Toms Kalniņš/EPA

© Photograph: Toms Kalniņš/EPA

© Photograph: Toms Kalniņš/EPA

Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure

30 October 2026 at 18:52

Independent outlet, whose former editor Dmitry Muratov won Nobel prize, cites intolerable pressure from authorities

Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s best-known independent media outlets, has announced it will permanently close next month. The newspaper, whose former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel peace prize in 2021, cited intolerable pressure, including being stripped of its newsroom, its donation platforms and its legal right to publish.

“This is not just our own story; it is the story of a country and a society that are being systematically crushed,” wrote its editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, on the newspaper’s website.

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© Photograph: Toms Kalniņš/EPA

© Photograph: Toms Kalniņš/EPA

© Photograph: Toms Kalniņš/EPA

Tommy Robinson facing up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of harassing journalists

28 October 2026 at 19:04

Judge says he will consider all options when sentencing far-right activist who trial heard deployed ‘bullyboy, intimidatory tactics’

Tommy Robinson faces up to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of harassing two journalists to the point it caused them fear of violence.

Journalists from the Daily Mail and their family members fled their homes after “bullyboy, intimidatory tactics” were deployed by the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, his trial was told.

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© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Tommy Robinson faces up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of harassing journalists

28 October 2026 at 19:04

Judge says he will consider all options to sentence far-right activist who trial heard deployed ‘bullyboy, intimidatory tactics’

Tommy Robinson faces up to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of harassing two journalists to the point it caused them fear of violence.

Journalists from the Daily Mail and their family members fled their homes after “bullyboy, intimidatory tactics” were deployed by the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, his trial was told.

Continue reading...

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

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