{
  "id": 17202045,
  "title": "Russia's bastion of free press Novaya Gazeta shuts down under Kremlin pressure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/russias-bastion-of-free-press-novaya-gazeta-shuts-down-under-kremlin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:42:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261030-russia-s-bastion-of-free-press-novaya-gazeta-shuts-down-after-years-of-kremlin-pressure"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one of the last vestiges of independent journalism in Russia, announced Friday that it was closing down, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the home of its senior editor and earlier this year detained one of its journalists.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta announces its closure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/independent-russian-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-announces-its-closure",
        "published": "2026-10-30T09:11:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "‘They killed us’: Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announces its closure after decades of repression",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/they-killed-us-russian-independent-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-announces",
        "published": "2026-10-30T09:45:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Independent Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Shuts Under Kremlin Pressure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/independent-russian-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-shuts-under-kremlin",
        "published": "2026-10-30T10:18:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Russia's last free newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' closes as press freedom faces its swan song",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/russias-last-free-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-closes-as-press-freedom",
        "published": "2026-10-30T10:25:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Leading independent Russian newspaper shuts down, says Kremlin pressure ‘killed’ it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/leading-independent-russian-newspaper-shuts-down-says-kremlin",
        "published": "2026-10-30T10:33:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Russia: Critical newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' to close",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/russia-critical-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-to-close",
        "published": "2026-10-30T11:09:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}