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  "id": 17211074,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:45:46.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/30/they-killed-us-russian-independent-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-announces-its-closure-after-decades-of-repression"
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  "summary": "Novaya Gazeta, the best-known independent news outlet still operating inside Russia, has announced that it is closing. The day before, it became known that the editorial staff was being evicted from its office in Potapovsky Lane in central Moscow, where journalists had worked for 29 years. As a result, the Anna Politkovskaya museum, located in her former office, will also close. After the start…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "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": "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."
}