Crackdown on Dissent in Russia

Security officers raided Novaya Gazeta's Moscow office on April 9, detaining journalist Oleg Roldugin.
Novaya Gazeta published a critical article about a penthouse deal involving Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's aide.
Russian state media accused Roldugin of illegal data use and creating negative articles about Russians.
Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Muratov, a 2021 Nobel laureate, was labeled a 'foreign agent' by the Kremlin.
Russia's crackdown on dissent has forced many journalists into exile since 2022.
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