Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta to be stripped of licence under court order

Russia's media watchdog demands registration be declared invalid as independent newspaper vows legal fight

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Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's last remaining independent news outlets, is under threat after the country's media watchdog demanded that its website and print edition be stripped of its licence.

Russia's censorship agency Roskomnadzor has demanded that Novaya Gazeta's certificate of registration be declared invalid," the publication said in a statement on Thursday.