Russian independent newspaper ceases operations, 'killed' by authorities crackdown - former editor-in-chief wins Nobel Peace Prize

On the 30th, Novaya Gazeta, an independent Russian newspaper critical of the invasion of Ukraine, issued a statement titled ``We were killed'' and announced the suspension of its activities. The paper's editor-in-chief, Dmitry Muratov, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021.

According to the statement, the newspaper will cease operations on November 9th. ``Russian authorities and intelligence agencies forced the editorial department to suspend operations,'' the reason explained. He said he received a letter asking him to vacate his editorial office in Moscow, and that the system for receiving donations from readers had been shut down, leaving him "completely deprived of funds."

The newspaper was founded in 1993. He has maintained a harsh reporting stance on the Putin regime and the dictatorial regime in the southern Chechen Republic. Meanwhile, six people have been killed so far, including journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.