Dmitry Muratov on Russia's political prisoners
Dmitry Muratov is a Russian journalist who, as editor-in-chief of the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was a vocal advocate for an independent press and known for investigating abuses of power. In 2021, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his "efforts to safeguard freedom of expression."
Muratov co-founded the pro-democracy newspaper Novaya Gazeta in 1993 with several other journalists. He was the newspaper's editor-in-chief from 1995 to 2017, and again assumed the position in 2019.
In this impulse and Q&A at the DW Global Media Forum 2023, Muratov analyzes the role media plays in the Russian war in Ukraine.
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