Russia’s last openly critical newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts its Moscow office
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 10.
The paper said security services and censors forced it to stop operating after they evicted it, shut down its donation system, blocked its printing, and revoked its media registration.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
- Nov 10, 6:05 PM UTCFirst reportThe Lights Go Out at Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s Bravest Newspapernytimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 11:25 AM UTC+17 hThe final silencing of Novaya Gazeta, Russia's boldest independent newspaperhaaretz.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 11:25 AM UTC · +17 h
- Nov 11, 11:45 AM UTC+18 h· you’re reading thisRussia’s last openly critical newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts its Moscow officeeuronews.com ↗
[Claude] Both other reports cover the same closure of Novaya Gazeta's Moscow operation as Report 1 and do not contradict its facts.
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23m agoRussia’s last openly critical newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts its Moscow office The paper said security services and censors forced it to stop operating after they evicted it, shut down its donation system, blocked its printing, and revoked its media registration.
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