{
  "id": 17235064,
  "title": "Russia’s last major independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts down after 33 years amid Kremlin pressure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/russias-last-major-independent-newspaper-novaya-gazeta-shuts-down",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:12:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/298971"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On Oct. 30, the independent Russian media outlet Novaya Gazeta has announced its plan to close, publishing a statement titled “They Killed Us.” The newspaper’s staff, who occupied a building in Potapovsky Lane in central Moscow, received a notice of eviction the day before. “They killed us. On November 9, we will turn off the lights in our home where we have lived for 30 years, shut down the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "'They killed us' – Pressure from Russian authorities forces closure of Novaya Gazeta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/they-killed-us-pressure-from-russian-authorities-forces-closure-of",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:16:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Russia’s top independent newspaper shuts down, blaming pressure from authorities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/russias-top-independent-newspaper-shuts-down-blaming-pressure-from",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:01:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US drops G20 group photo plans amid European diplomats' opposition to Russia's Sergey Lavrov",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-drops-g20-group-photo-plans-amid-european-diplomats-opposition-to",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:13:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Last independent newspaper in Russia forced to shut down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/last-independent-newspaper-in-russia-forced-to-shut-down",
        "published": "2026-10-30T16:03:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "“We have been killed”: Novaya Gazeta, the last major independent newsroom still working from inside Russia, closes after losing its Moscow office and its reader donations in the same week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/we-have-been-killed-novaya-gazeta-the-last-major-independent-newsroom",
        "published": "2026-10-30T16:12:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}