Novaya Gazeta's editorial office is being evicted from its building in Potapovsky Lane

Eviction after 29 years of work

The editorial office of Novaya Gazeta is being evicted from its building in Potapovsky Lane in central Moscow, where the team worked for 29 years. This was announced in a letter to readers by the outlet's editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov, Gazeta.Ru learned. According to him, the editorial office was given almost no time to pack up, and a new office has not yet been found.

What the editorial office is losing

Sokolov recalled that Anna Politkovskaya, Yuri Shchekochikhin, Igor Domnikov and Anastasia Baburova — journalists who were killed because of their work — had worked in the building in Potapovsky Lane. Along with the editorial office, the editor-in-chief noted, the Anna Politkovskaya museum is also closing.

Context: pressure on the outlet

The eviction comes against the backdrop of a series of preceding events. In September 2022, the Basmanny Court of Moscow, at the request of Roskomnadzor, declared invalid the media registration of the print version of Novaya Gazeta, and on September 4, 2026, the outlet was added to the register of foreign agents — this was reported in a publication about the addition to the register. In October, law enforcement officers carried out searches at Sergei Sokolov's premises as part of a criminal case opened in the spring over the unlawful use, transfer, collection and storage of computer information containing personal data. After questioning at the Investigative Committee, Sokolov was released; a source in law enforcement told TASSthat the journalist is listed in the case as a witness. In addition, a court in Moscow extended the house arrest of Novaya Gazeta's executive director.