Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/prominent-russian-newspaper-shuts-down-under-pressure-from-authoritiesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Novaya Gazeta to close following pressure from Russian authoritieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/prominent-russian-newspaper-shuts-down-under-pressure-from-authoritieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/prominent-russian-newspaper-shuts-down-under-pressure-from-authorities#u177850Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:06:41 +0000Novaya Gazeta, described as Russia's last independent and free newspaper, will cease operations on November 9. The outlet attributes its closure to sustained pressure from the Kremlin and special services. In a statement on its website, the newspaper claimed that authorities killed the publication. The outlet had spent three decades as a high-profile investigative voice critical of the Russian government before this final shutdown.Why it mattersLaunched in 1993, Novaya Gazeta was funded in part by Mikhail Gorbachev using money from his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize. It remained a major independe