Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, two journalists whose work has angered the authorities in the Philippines and Russia, were awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

"At the same time, they are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face increasingly adverse conditions," she added.

under President Vladimir Putin with probes into wrongdoing and corruption, and extensively covered the conflict in Ukraine. The plight of Ressa, one of several journalists named Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2018 for fighting media intimidation, has raised international concern about the harassment of media in the Philippines, a country once seen as a standard bearer for press freedom in Asia.

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