Image copyright APHungary"s largest broadsheet newspaper Nepszabadsag has stopped publication, with journalists and the opposition alleging government pressure.
Journalists said it was a "coup" – they were given notice after being stopped from entering the building on Saturday.
The owners said it was a business decision following declining sales. There is no government comment.
Nepszabadsag has often criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orban. It opposed last weekend"s referendum on refugees.
Mr Orban"s government has often been accused of using public media as a government mouthpiece.
A number of private media outlets have also been bought by his allies, critics say.
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"Black day"
Nepszabadsag is a leading centre-left daily. It is independent, but tends to support the left-leaning political opposition.
Nepszabadsag"s shutdown includes its print and online versions.
A message posted on the paper"s Facebook page described the move as a "coup".
"We are in shock. Of course they will try and paint this as a business decision but it"s not the truth," a journalist who did not wish to be named told AFP news agency.
Many said the suspension came days after the paper had broken stories of alleged corruption involving senior officials.
Opposition parties said the move showed Mr Orban wanted to suppress press freedoms in Hungary and to gain full control of the media.
The Socialist Party said it was a "black day for the press" and called a demonstration outside the paper"s offices at 16:00 GMT.
Mediaworks, which bought Nepszabadsag in 2014, said that its circulation had tumbled by 74% in the last 10 years.
Hungary"s largest paper Nepszabadsag shuts, alleging pressure
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