{
  "id": 17217604,
  "title": "Russia: Critical newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta' to close",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/russia-critical-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-to-close-17217604",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T11:09:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/russia-critical-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-to-close/a-79805693?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"Novaya Gazeta,\" one of the last remaining independent, critical media outlets in Russia, has announced it is closing under pressure from state authorities. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, evacuations have begun in Oleshky.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "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": "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}