Novaya Gazeta Shuts Down Amid Kremlin Pressure

• Novaya Gazeta, a Russian investigative newspaper, announced its closure.
• The newspaper cited a relentless campaign by authorities, including the detention of journalists and loss of financial support.
• Former editor Dmitry Muratov, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, led the paper.
• The closure follows a search of the home of its senior editor and the detention of a journalist earlier this year.
• The paper blamed the Kremlin and security services for its shutdown.