Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize, 2021

Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov (Russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Муратов, born 30 October 1961) is a Russian journalist, television presenter and the editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. He was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Maria Ressa for “their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."

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. The newspaper is known for its reporting on sensitive topics such as governmental corruption and human rights violations. As editor-in-chief he published articles by Anna Politkovskaya that scrutinised the Putin regime. Muratov helped to create "the only truly critical newspaper with national influence in Russia today", according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. His paper has also been influential on shedding light of the turbulent situations in Chechnya and the Northern Caucasus in general.

Awards and honours

• 2007 - the International Press Freedom Award
• 2010 - the Legion of Honour order; France’s highest civil decoration.
• 2010 - the Four Freedoms Award for the Novaya Gazeta.
• 2016 - the Golden Pen of Freedom Award from the World Association of News Publishers.
• 2021 - Nobel Peace Prize

Muratov was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, alongside Maria Ressa of the Philippines. They received the prize "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace." The Nobel Committee specifically commended Novaja Gazeta's "critical articles on subjects ranging from corruption, police violence, unlawful arrests, electoral fraud and ”troll factories” to the use of Russian military forces both within and outside Russia." Muratov said he would have given the prize to jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny instead.

Political views: Muratov is a member of the Yabloko political party.