Russia forces closure of Novaya Gazeta, UN rights chief calls it 'devastating blow'

Russian authorities forced the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta to cease operations, as announced by its editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the move as a devastating blow to press freedom. This marks a further crackdown on independent media in Russia, signaling intensified state control over dissent.

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