Novaya Gazeta to shut down on November 9, editor says Russian special services forced closure
Editor-in-Chief Sergei Sokolov says the paper was 'killed' after authorities began evicting remaining staff from Moscow offices
Russia's storied independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta will formally cease operations on November 9, its editors said, while Editor-in-Chief Sergei Sokolov accused the country's special services of forcing the editorial team to end its work. The announcement came a day after authorities began evicting remaining staff from the paper's Moscow offices.