Dmitry Muratov says all the money from the auction will go to help refugees from the war in Ukraine.
Dmitry Muratov was co-awarded the peace prize in 2021 for defending freedom of expression in Russia
The Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize medal for $103.5 million .Muratov was co-awarded the peace prize in 2021 for defending freedom of expression in Russia.This came after Moscow said anyone who described Russia's actions in Ukraine as a "war" would face heavy fines or closures. The Kremlin calls the conflict a "special military operation".
Since 2000, six journalists from the newspaper and collaborators have been killed in connection with their work,The sale of the gold medal in New York will benefit Unicef's humanitarian response for Ukraine's displaced children, Heritage Auctions said in a statement. "The most important message today is for people to understand that there's a war going on and we need to help people who are suffering the most," Muratov said in a video released by Heritage Auctions.who co-founded the online news site Rappler in the Philippines.
Ressa and Muratov are both known for publishing investigations that have angered the leaders of their countries, and have become symbols of the fight for press freedom.Watch as Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov liken winning the Nobel Peace Prize to The Scream.
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