Novaya Gazeta Europe

Novaya Gazeta has been Russias largest independent media outlet for almost 30 years. It was our countrys only independent newspaper in recent years, too. Six Novaya employees have been murdered since 2000. Dmitry Muratov, the newspapers chief editor, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding the freedom of expression in 2021. Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Novaya Gazeta continued to spread the word of truth despite the military censorship but was forced to suspend its activities on 28 March. On 7 April we, the former employees of Novaya who left Russia, announced the launch of Novaya Gazeta Europe, a new EU-based media outlet free of Russias censorship. We started our project with no investments, no legal registration and no bank accounts, leaving Russia with nothing but some minor savings. Our goal was to spread the word about Russia and the war. We launched our website on 20 April. It was blocked by Russian censors nine days later for spreading fak...