Novaya Gazeta again in the sights of Russian censorship. So the famous independent newspaper that hosted the articles of the dissident journalist Anna Politkovskaya announced that will stop publishing on paper and on the Internet “until the end of the special operation on the territory ofUkraine‘, a term by which the Federation media is required by law to define the military invasion they ordered Wladimir Putin.
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It is not the first time since February 24 that the newspaper has been headed by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov clashes with the restrictions imposed by the regime of to fly. Already on the occasion of the arrest of the journalist Marina Ovsyannikova for issuing a protest sign against Putin and his decision to attack the country Volodymyr Zelenskyythe newspaper had put out a veiled antiKremlin tweet releasing the image from the episode “Bleaching but the message contained in the poster displayed by the woman, who was then released from prison and sentenced to a fine. The gimmick had the effect of emphasizing that Printing Restrictions imposed by Putin instead of spreading the news of the single episode.
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Indeed, on March 5th, the dumathe Russian parliament approved a new one with a large majority disinformation law. No attempt at that limit propaganda in times of war, but only the will of choking opinions who violate the line imposed by the regime Wladimir Putin. According to supporters of the new text, this is intended to limit the spread “wrong information to make the armed forces come crime punished with a maximum 15 years imprisonment the use of terms such as “War” or “Invasion”namely in favor of the formula imposed by the Kremlin “Special military operation“. On this occasion, Novaya Gazeta deleted not only some of her articles about the ongoing conflict, but several at once international media They decided to suspend publications and direct them out of Russian territory to ensure the safety of their employees.
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So today is just the latest episode in an information crisis that has been going on for weeks. On the newspaper’s website, the editors of Novaya Gazeta stated that they had received a new communication from the Roskomnadzor, the state media authority, for the critical content of their articles. “So they add we suspend the publication of the newspaper on the website, in the networks and on paper until the end of the special operation on the territory of Ukraine”.
Novaya Gazeta was founded in 1993. The director, Dmitry MuratovShe was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize along with the Filipino journalist. Maria Resa. Muratov and the editorial team recently decided to auction off the award medal and give the proceeds to Ukrainian refugees. In recent years, the newspaper has published important inquiries, particularly about Wagner mercenaries and the persecution of homosexuals in Chechnya. The newspaper was regularly the target of intimidation and attacks. Numerous Novaya Gazeta journalists have been assassinated since 2000 as part of their investigations, including Anastasia Baburova, Yuri Shchekochikhin and actual Anna Politkovskaya, best known for his coverage of the Second Chechen War and his harsh criticism of Russian governments. The reporter was killed on October 7, 2006. After receiving the Nobel Prize, Muratov pointed out that the prize did not belong to her: “Credit goes to the Novaya Gazeta. Of those who died defending the right to free speech. Since I’m no longer with us, the Nobel Committee has obviously decided that I should say it. Credit goes to Igor Domnikov, Yuri Shchekochikhin, Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya, Nastya Baburova, Natasha Estemirova, Stas Markelov. Here’s the truth. This Nobel is for her“.