Now it's shutting down - and it has accused the Russian authorities of the "murder" of a newspaper.
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it → shut → newspaper
"They've killed us," reads a statement on the Novaya Gazeta website.
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statement → kill → website
The Russian authorities and Russian special services have forced the paper to stop its work."
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authorities → force → work
Novaya Gazeta has received an eviction order.
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Gazeta → receive → order
Crucially, at the same time, the system that had allowed the paper to receive donations from readers was disabled.
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paper → allow → readers
That leaves no way to fund the publication.
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That → leave → publication
Novaya Gazeta had developed a reputation for fearless investigative reporting on subjects such as corruption, human rights violations and abuse of power by officials and bureaucrats.
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Gazeta → develop → officials
The paper said that over time six journalists connected with the paper were killed for "fulfilling their professional and civic duty."
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journalists → say → duty
Those reporters include Anna Politkovskaya, who was shot dead in the stairwell of her apartment block 20 years ago this month.
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who → include → block
Among the subjects she had reported on were the wars in Chechnya.
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wars → report → Chechnya
In the statement announcing its closure, Novaya Gazeta launched a stinging attack on the Russian authorities, claiming the newspaper was the victim of a "coordinated act" and blaming "the repressive state apparatus".
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newspaper → announce → apparatus
"Human rights and freedoms have been eliminated in the country and their protection has been equated to a crime," the statement said.
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statement → eliminate → crime
"The courts have been destroyed along with the law.
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courts → destroy → law
Having convictions is now state treason."
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Having → have → convictions
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the pressure on independent journalism and independent Russian journalists has been growing.
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pressure → grow → journalism
Soon after the start of what the Kremlin calls the so-called "special military operation", new laws were adopted in Russia.
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laws → call → Russia
Novaya Gazeta itself and its staff had been facing a multitude of problems.
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Gazeta → face → problems
The authorities had already revoked the newspaper's licence and blocked access to its website.
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authorities → revoke → website
Several of its journalists and contributors had been designated "foreign agents", a label often used by the Russian authorities to punish critics.
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Several → designate → critics
A veteran investigative journalist, Oleg Roldugin, was arrested and charged with "unlawful access to computerised information".
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journalist → arrest → information
In connection with the case, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, was recently taken in for police questioning and his home was searched.
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home → take → questioning
Despite increasing pressure, Novaya Gazeta had managed to continue operating, albeit in a reduced form.
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Gazeta → increase → form
Loyal readers used virtual private networks to circumvent official blocking of the website and access content.
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readers → use → content
But the loss of its licence and other restrictions dealt a major blow.
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loss → deal → blow
In 2021, Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts "to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace".
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which → award → democracy
The award didn't stop the authorities from declaring him a "foreign agent" in 2023.
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him → stop → 2023
At the offices of Novaya Gazeta, they've already started packing.
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they → start → Gazeta
The Aporia
