{
  "id": 17268326,
  "title": "Russia’s Novaya Gazeta to cease publication amid Kremlin crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/russias-novaya-gazeta-to-cease-publication-amid-kremlin-crackdown",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T16:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261030-russia-s-novaya-gazeta-to-cease-publication-amid-kremlin-crackdown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russia’s most renowned independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, announced on Friday that it was ceasing publication after more than three decades. Known for its courageous investigative journalism, the flagship newspaper said the Kremlin’s crackdown and ban on the media outlet had made it impossible to continue its work.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "As Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s best-known independent newspapers, is forced to close after 33 years, three former staffers look back on its legacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/as-novaya-gazeta-one-of-russias-best-known-independent-newspapers-is",
        "published": "2026-10-30T18:41:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}