We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Russia detains Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov after home search Sergei Sokolov, the editor-in-chief of Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was detained and taken for questioning on Thursday after authorities searched his home, the newspaper said. This file photo shows journalist Sergei Sokolov at the office of the Novaya Gazeta newspaper in Moscow on October 6, 2026. © Igor Ivanko, The chief editor at Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Sergei Sokolov, has been detained and taken to Moscow's Investigative Committee, his newspaper said Thursday. Novaya Gazeta, historically a bastion of Russian independent journalism, is classed as a "foreign agent" by Russian authorities.
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