Russia's prime impartial newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor was final 12 months awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, mentioned Monday it was suspending publication till the top of Moscow's navy motion in Ukraine.
Chief editor Dmitry Muratov mentioned it was a "tough" resolution, indicating it was an effort to "save" the revered publication and keep away from a complete shutdown.
"For us and, I do know, for you, it is a horrible and tough resolution. However we have to save us for one another," he mentioned in an announcement.
The announcement got here greater than a month into the Kremlin's navy marketing campaign in pro-Western Ukraine.
"We have now acquired one other warning from Roskomnadzor," the newspaper mentioned in an announcement, referring to Russia's media regulator.
"We're suspending publication of the newspaper on our web site, on social media and in print -- till the top of the 'particular operation in Ukraine'," it added.
Co-founded by former Soviet chief Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993, Novaya Gazeta is the one primary newspaper left voicing criticism of President Vladimir Putin and his techniques in and out of doors the nation.
Earlier on Monday, Novaya Gazeta employees learnt of a proper warning from Roskomnadzor state communications watchdog, its second since final week.
Nadezhda Prusenkova, a Novaya Gazeta spokeswoman, instructed AFP that the newspaper nonetheless didn't have a replica of the warning, including that they had learnt concerning the growth "from the information."
If a media outlet receives two warnings from the communications regulator within the area of a 12 months, a court docket can shut it down.
Final week, Roskomnadzor mentioned Novaya Gazeta did not mark a non-governmental organisation talked about in one in all its tales as a "international agent" in accordance with Russian laws.
Russia is seeing an unprecedented crackdown on dissenting voices and impartial journalism that has included dubbing non-governmental organisations and media retailers as "international brokers" -- a label that carries sturdy pejorative connotations and implies an elevated authorities scrutiny.
Novaya Gazeta itself has not been declared a "international agent".
Final 12 months, Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace prize alongside Maria Ressa of the Philippines for his or her efforts "to safeguard freedom of expression".
Final week, Muratov mentioned the newspaper had determined to donate the gold medal to a fund to assist Ukrainian refugees.