An unknown assailant threw red paint at Dmitry Muratov, winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, on a train from Moscow on Thursday, potentially damaging his eyesight.
the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize along with Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for fighting for the freedom of the press “under increasingly challenging conditions.” Muratov announced March 22 he will auction his Nobel medal to raise money for Ukrainian refugees, six days beforefollowing its second official warning from the Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor.
Censorship in Russia has grown stronger, with a law passed in March that allows for 15-year jail sentences for publishing what the government deems false information about the war, causing nearly every independent news outlet to cease operations in the country.
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