Novaya Gazeta (included in the register of foreign agents) announced the stoppage of work on November 9. The newspaper has been published since April 1993. In September, the Russian Ministry of Justice declared Novaya Gazeta a foreign agent. In the publication, the department claimed that the publication spread false information about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities. In addition, the Ministry of Justice noted, the publication participated in the distribution of materials from other foreign sources and interacted with them.