Russia ‘forces’ closure of investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta

Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta has announced it will shut down, citing pressure from the authorities. The independent outlet’s editorial board said in a statement released on Friday that the newspaper has been forced to end its operations. The Russian media has come under increased scrutiny from the state amid Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The authorities recently searched the home of Novaya Gazeta’s senior editor and arrested the editor-in-chief. “The newspaper is gone. The Russian authorities and … intelligence services forced the editorial staff to cease operations,” the editorial board said in the statement , which was entitled: “We were killed.