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Latvian and Russian editions of Novaya Gazeta.
Europe"
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A print edition of the European version of the well-known anti-Kremlin newspaper Novaya Gazeta was published in Latvia for the first time on Friday.
The Novaya Gazeta.
Europa« is edited by the newspaper's editors who have fled abroad in cooperation with a Latvian publishing house.
The edition appeared in both Russian and Latvian and reports extensively on Russia's war in Ukraine.
According to the publishers, it should also be published in Estonia.
In Russia, Novaya Gazeta had suspended publication under pressure from the authorities.
Editor-in-chief and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov was attacked on a night train in Russia on April 7 and suffered injuries to his eyes in the paint attack.
»Writing the truth about the war«
On the same day, Russian freelance journalists in exile founded Novaya Gazeta.
Europe«, which is factually and legally independent of the editorial office in Moscow, wrote editor-in-chief Kirill Martynov in the leading article of the first print edition.
"We want to write the truth about the war and do everything in our power to stop it," stressed Martynov.
The print edition appears deliberately in the run-up to May 9th, when Russia traditionally celebrates the Soviet victory over Hitler's Germany with a military parade.
However, this is not a one-time special edition.
"If our readers like what we do and if they support us, we will consider publishing a weekly print edition of Novaya Gazeta," Martynov said.
Location of the editorial office and the news site of the same name »Novaya Gazeta.
Europe« is Latvia's capital, Riga.
In Russia itself, the website was immediately blocked.
Deutsche Welle also moved its Moscow studio to Latvia following the closure ordered by the Russian government.
There, as in Estonia, there is a large Russian-speaking minority.
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