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  "id": 17251800,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T16:03:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/novaya-gazeta-russia-newspaper-closes-putin-free-press-crackdown/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The editor of Russia's last independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, says Vladimir Putin's government has \"forced the editorial team to stop its work.\"",
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    "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": "The Insider",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:12:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}