Nobel Peace Prize 2021

Maria Ressa

© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Geir Anders Rybakken Ørslien

Prize share: 1/2

Dmitry Muratov

© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Geir Anders Rybakken Ørslien

Prize share: 1/2

The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded jointly to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace"

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