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  "id": 17207961,
  "title": "Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta announces its closure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/independent-russian-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-announces-its-closure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:11:37.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/30/independent-russian-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-announces-its-closure"
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  "summary": "Novaya Gazeta is shutting down after Russian security services forced its editorial team to cease operations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:42:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}