Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian authorities enacted strict censorship laws prohibiting media from describing the conflict as a war.

From the articleRussia’s last major independent newspaper shuts under government pressureAlso in Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure, Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities, Russia’s top independent newspaper shuts down, blaming pressure from authorities, Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta forced to close its doors | Reuters
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