Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure
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“Novaya Gazeta is ceasing to exist,” the editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, said in a video statement published on YouTube on Friday. “The Russian authorities – the Russian special services – have forced the editorial team to end its work.”