The Russian newspaper critical of the Kremlin Novaya Gazeta suspends its work for the time being. “We have received another warning from Roskomnadzor. After that we will suspend the publication of the newspaper on the web and on paper,” the newspaper said on Twitter on Monday. Roskomnadzor is the Russian regulatory, supervisory and censorship body for mass media, telecommunications and data protection. the Novaya Gazeta stop working “until the end of the ‘special operation on the territory of Ukraine’,” it said.
Russia has stepped up its attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the war against independent media in their own country. The TV stations Dozhd and Current Time TV and the radio station Echo Moskvy also had to shut down operations. A new media law severely restricts reporting on the war in Ukraine. Using the term “war” in connection with the attack on Ukraine is a criminal offense. Violators face up to 15 years imprisonment. Many international and also Russian journalists are leaving the country or have already left it.
the Novaya Gazeta is considered the most important independent newspaper in Russia. Editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December for his efforts to promote freedom of the press and freedom of expression. in the Interview with the SZ said Muratow three weeks ago that one would no longer be able to work under the new media law. “We will not turn ourselves into propagandists.”