Security forces came to search the editorial office of Novaya Gazeta in Moscow

The publication itself reports this.

The search in the building on Potapovsky Lane has been going on since 12:00 Moscow time, it is being conducted by security officers wearing masks. The publication's employees are locked in the editorial office. Lawyers are not allowed to see them.

Lawyer Kaloy Akhilgov said that the search in the Novaya editorial office was being conducted by employees of the capital’s Investigative Committee, and the case was related to the publications.

At about 17:40 Moscow time, after almost six hours of searches, a man was carried out of the editorial building on a stretcher. The video, shot by a correspondent for “Caution News,” shows how he, accompanied by security forces, is loaded into an ambulance. As “Important Stories” learned, one of the security forces felt unwell during operational search activities in the Novaya office. Probably talking about the investigator.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the case against Novaya Gazeta was opened under Article 272.1 of the Criminal Code (illegal use of personal data) a month ago, on March 10. The police, according to the wording of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, “established a circle of people who turned to illegal information resources for personal data.” Security forces charge the publication with preparing materials with “negative content regarding Russian citizens.” It is unknown whether there are specific defendants in the case.

The article under which Novaya is being prosecuted appeared in the Criminal Code only in November 2024. The maximum term under this article is 10 years in prison. This provision was introduced in the Criminal Code to combat leaks of databases used by investigative journalists.

In addition, Novaya Gazeta is being checked for connections with Novaya Gazeta Europe, which was founded by former Novaya Gazeta journalists who left Russia, TASS claims . “Novaya Gazeta Europe” is recognized as “undesirable” in the Russian Federation. Novaya is also being checked for connections with the Anti-War Committee of Russia. In 2026, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized this organization as “terrorist”. This committee includes the chief editor of Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kirill Martynov.

Searches at Novaya Gazeta are taking place in the case of investigative journalist Oleg Roldugin, TASS writes , citing the words of law enforcement officers. According to RIA Novosti, the journalist was detained. He is now being interrogated by security forces.

The case against the journalist is being investigated under Article 272.1 of the Criminal Code - illegal use of personal data. In Novaya Gazeta, Roldugin published investigations aboutthe formal creators of the Max messenger and about real estate associated with Ramzan Kadyrov’s entourage .

As Novaya Gazeta itself reported, in the morning Roldugin’s house was searched. Now he is being interrogated at the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow; lawyers are not allowed to see him. Searches also continue in the newspaper's editorial office. About 10 journalists remain inside, there is no contact with them, and lawyers are also not allowed into the editorial office.

Roldugin is the co-founder of the Sobesednik newspaper. He worked on investigations into corruption in the presidential administration and the property of former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Now he collaborates with Novaya Gazeta as a columnist for the publication, as follows from the project’s website.