A Moscow courtroom on Monday revoked the publishing licence of the unbiased newspaper Novaya Gazeta, which is edited by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov.
Earlier than the listening to, he spoke sarcastically of his hope for "an impressive triumph of justice" and after leaving the courtroom, the paper's deputy editor, Sergey Sokolov, spoke of the Russian authorities's dedication to silence their publications.
"It signifies that if as we speak's resolution stands within the second occasion, then Novaya Gazeta can not be revealed as a print publication," stated Sokolov. "Tomorrow, will probably be the identical story with the Novaya Rass-kaz-Gazeta journal, a journal that we began publishing not too long ago. On September 15, the Supreme Court docket will contemplate the registration of the Novaya Gazeta.ru web site."
Formally, Novaya Gazeta was accused of failing to offer paperwork associated to a change of possession in 2006.
The licence revocation was pursued despite the fact that the newspaper had voluntarily suspended its publications in March after reporting strain from the authorities for its crucial stance towards the invasion of Ukraine.
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