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Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-Chief of Russia's main opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta, were awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on October 8, 2021. PHOTOS | AFP
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression in their countries.
The pair were honoured "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace," the chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, said.
