Dmitry Muratov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Muratov.
Dmitry Muratov
Дмитрий Муратов
Muratov in 2018
Born
Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov

(1961-10-29) 29 October 1961 (age 63)
Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Samara, Russia)
CitizenshipRussia
EducationKuybyshev State University (BA)
Occupations
Years active1987–present
EmployerNovaya Gazeta
Political partyYabloko
AwardsOrder of Friendship, Order of Honour, CPJ International Press Freedom Awards, Legion of Honour, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Websitenovayagazeta.ru/authors/12

Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov (Russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Муратов; born 29 October 1961) is a Russian journalist, television presenter and the former editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.[1] 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."[2]

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, human rights violations,[3] electoral fraud, police violence, and other misuses of power.[4] As editor-in-chief he was a vocal advocate for an independent press[4] and published articles by Anna Politkovskaya that scrutinised the Putin administration. Muratov helped to create "the only truly critical newspaper with national influence in Russia today", according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.[5] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine; on 28 March 2022, the newspaper announced that it would suspend its online and print activities after it received a second warning from Roskomnadzor.[6]

On 1 September 2023, Muratov was declared by the Russian authorities to be a "foreign agent".[7]

  1. ^ "Главным редактором 'Новой газеты' стал Сергей Кожеуров". Novaya Gazeta. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2021". NobelPrize.org.
  3. ^ "Dmitry Muratov, Editor of Novaya Gazeta, Russia".
  4. ^ a b "Dmitry Muratov". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper pauses activities after official warning". Reuters. 28 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Russia Brands Nobel Winner Dmitry Muratov a 'Foreign Agent'". The Moscow Times. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.