As the lights go out at Novaya Gazeta

Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s best-known independent newspaper, closed its editorial offices in Moscow on 9 November after 33 years. The newspaper, which lost six staff members to murder, brought the world’s attention to torture in Chechnya and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, has finally succumbed to pressure from the Kremlin. On 30 October, the newspaper […]