2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Winning the Nobel Peace Prize often provides a boost for a grassroots activist or international group working for peace and human rights, opening doors and elevating the causes for which they fight. For the two journalists who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, the past year has not been easy. All other major independent Russian media either closed down or had their websites blocked. One bright spot came in June, when his Nobel Peace Prize sold at auction for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel. “And that’s not allowed in our rules, in our law.”The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday in Oslo.
wftv.comGorbachev's marriage, like his politics, broke the mold
“Much of what he achieved is simply unimaginable without his wife.”Gorbachev's very public devotion to his family broke the stuffy mold of previous Soviet leaders, just as his openness to political reform did. And we walked like that for our whole life,” Gorbachev told Vogue magazine in 2013. One scene recounted a key moment in Gorbachev's career when he returned to Moscow after the failed communist coup against him in 1991. “I was not married to the country — Russia or the Soviet Union,” Gorbachev wrote in his memoirs. Despite his attachment to family, Gorbachev lived out his life in Russia while they live in Germany.
wftv.comGorbachev's marriage, like his politics, broke the mold
Mikhail Gorbachev was laid to rest Saturday in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, with whom he shared the world stage in a visibly close and loving marriage that was unprecedented for a Soviet leader. Gorbachev's very public devotion to his family broke the stuffy mold of previous Soviet leaders, just as his openness to political reform did. Co-owned by Gorbachev, it was forced to shut under official pressure after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
news.yahoo.comNobel auctioned to benefit Ukrainian children fetches record $103.5 million
Nobel auction for Ukraine Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the influential Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, speaks to attendees during auctioning of his 23-karat gold medal of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, at the Times Center, Monday, June 20, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)NEW YORK — Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov has raised $103.5 million for child refugees from Ukraine by auctioning off the Nobel Peace Prize medal he won in late 2021. Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize medal in October and later announced he would donate the $500,000 prize money to charity “to give the children refugees a chance for a future,” the British news outlet reported. According to Forbes, the previous auction record for a Nobel Peace Prize medal was the nearly $4.8 million fetched in 2014 by the 1962 medal awarded to American molecular biologist James Watson, who helped discover DNA. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)©2022 Cox Media Group
wftv.com'It's just hell there': Russia still pounds eastern Ukraine
APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War A teddy bear is seen on a building destroyed by attacks in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 19, 2022. The proceeds will go directly to UNICEF in its efforts to help children displaced by the war in Ukraine. In other developments Monday:— A Russian governor said Ukrainian shelling of a Russian village near the border with Ukraine wounded one person. — The Russian military said it hit an airfield in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region with a missile, destroying two Bayraktar drones and a drone control station. Earlier on Monday, the Ukrainian military said its air defense system deterred two airstrikes on the Odesa region, destroying the incoming missiles.
wftv.comU.S. says Russian intelligence orchestrated attack on Nobel laureate
Dmitry Muratov, the editor of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was traveling on a train from Moscow to Samara on April 7 when an unknown assailant attacked him with a mixture of red paint and acetone, burning his eyes. The assailant yelled, “Muratov, here’s one for our boys” — an apparent reference to Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
washingtonpost.comRussian Nobel-winning editor says he was attacked on train
Russia Editor Attacked In this photo published on Novaya Gazeta Europe's Telegram channel, Nobel Peace Prize-winning newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov takes a selfie after he said he was attacked on a Russian train by an assailant who poured red paint on him, causing his eyes to burn severely, Russia, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (Novaya Gazeta Europe's Telegram channel via AP) (Uncredited)Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov said he was attacked on a Russian train Thursday by an assailant who poured red paint over him, causing severe discomfort to his eyes. “My eyes are burning terribly,” Muratov was quoted as saying on Novaya Gazeta Europe's Telegram channel. Longtime editor Muratov shared the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize with Maria Ressa, a journalist from the Philippines. Exactly why Novaya Gazeta was warned remains unclear.
wftv.comLive updates: Russian Nobel winner sells medal for refugees
Russia Ukraine War Civilian volunteers attend a training camp of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces in Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 21, 2022. It appeared after the U.K. accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government of backing efforts to secure sensitive or embarrassing information through hoax calls. ___MADRID — Authorities in Gibraltar have detained a superyacht linked to a Russian tycoon who is the target of British sanctions over Russia’s war against Ukraine. “The latest situation has been all caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters Tuesday. He also repeated his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
wftv.comNobel Peace Prize winners call for journalist protections
Norway Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize winners Dmitry Muratov from Russia, right, and Maria Ressa of the Philippines bow to the crowd during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited Ressa and Muratov's fight for freedom of expression, stressing that it is vital in promoting peace. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (Alexander Zemlianichenko)COPENHAGEN, Denmark — (AP) — The two journalists who shared this year's Nobel Peace Prize received their awards Friday during a pomp-filled ceremony in Norway, where both warned that the world needs independent reporting to counter the power of authoritarian governments. Maria Ressa of the Philippines and fellow laureate Dmitry Muratov of Russia gave their Nobel lectures at Oslo City Hall. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded them the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their separate fights for freedom of expression in countries where reporters have faced persistent attacks, harassment and killings.
wftv.comNobel laureate: Media should fight for facts, not each other
Norway Nobel Peace Prize Filipino journalist Maria Ressa sits with fellow peace Prize winner Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, during a press conference, at the Nobel Institute, a day prior to the award ceremony, in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (Torstein Boe/Pool Photo via AP) (Torstein Boe)COPENHAGEN, Denmark — (AP) — Media worldwide should join forces in “fighting for facts” amid threats to press freedoms instead of competing with each other, Maria Ressa, joint winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace prize, said Thursday on the eve of the award ceremony in Norway's capital. “So, no, so far press freedom is under threat. Ressa is the first person from the Philippines to win the Nobel Peace prize. Last year, she was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail in a decision seen as a major blow to press global freedom.
wftv.comNorway caps indoor gatherings to ward off coronavirus
Finland Nobel Peace Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov from Russia looks out of the window during a stopover at Helsinki airport in Finland, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Muratov is heading to Oslo in Norway where he will be awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize along with fellow journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited their fight for freedom of expression, stressing that it is vital in promoting peace. The winners of the 2021 peace prize, journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia, plan to attend the ceremony. A Thursday press conference featuring the pair will take place online “due to COVID restrictions,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Wednesday.
wftv.comNavalny congratulates Nobel-winning Russian editor
Russia Muratov Profile FILE - Colleagues congratulate Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov at the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. As a new Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov has downplayed the buzz around his name. The award isn't for him, he says, but for all of the staff at Novaya Gazeta, the independent Russian newspaper noted for investigations of official corruption, human rights abuses and Kremlin criticism. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (Alexander Zemlianichenko)MOSCOW — (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whom many regarded as a top candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, has congratulated countryman Dmitry Muratov for winning it. Muratov, editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was named prize co-laureate last week along with investigative journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines.
wftv.comRussian Nobel winner: Peace Prize is for my paper, not me
Russia Muratov Profile Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov talks to media at the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. As a new Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Russian newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov has downplayed the buzz around his name. “The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most controversial nominations of the Nobel Committee. Considering how critical Novaya Gazeta has been toward Putin and his government, Peskov's congratulatory words could be seen as determined spin-control. They also likely reflect relief that the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not chose another Russian nominee for the Peace Prize — imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
wftv.comMedia groups welcome 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for journalists
Nobel Peace Prize FILE - A combo of file images of Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov, left, and of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa. On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression. This Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful recognition of their tireless work, and that of journalists all around the world. —-“The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines congratulates journalist Maria Ressa on being the first Filipino to win a Nobel Peace Prize. I congratulate Dmitry Muratov, a wonderful, brave and honest journalist and my friend.” — Former Soviet leader and 1990 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mikhail Gorbachev, a co-founder and co-owner of Novaya Gazeta, in an interview with Interfax.
wftv.comWhat Peace Prize says about freedom in Russia, Philippines
Nobel Peace Prize Russia Philippines FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2018, file photo, journalists and supporters display their messages during a protest against the recent Securities and Exchange Commission's revocation of the registration of Rappler, an online news outfit, northeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File) (Bullit Marquez)MOSCOW — (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize sometimes recognizes groundbreaking efforts to resolve seemingly intractable conflicts, such as once-sworn enemies who sat down and brokered an end to war. What does the selection of two journalists, Maria Ressa, 58, of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov, 59, of Russia, say about freedom of expression and the history of dissent in the countries of the 2021 peace prize winners? RUSSIADmitry Muratov is part of a historic cycle that links him to two other Russian winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev allowed Sakharov to return from the exile in 1986, and went on to win the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the Cold War.
wftv.comMedia groups welcome 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for journalists
Nobel Peace Prize FILE - A combo of file images of Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov, left, and of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa. On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression. This Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful recognition of their tireless work, and that of journalists all around the world. —-“The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines congratulates journalist Maria Ressa on being the first Filipino to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Gorbachev gave part of his Nobel prize money to the newspaper to help it buy office equipment.
wftv.comMedia groups welcome 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for journalists
Journalists, human rights groups and other activists enthusiastically welcomed the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists at a time when media groups around the world face new pressures and crackdowns from the authorities.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Ressa and Muratov
Nobel Peace Prize FILE - A combo of file images of Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov, left, and of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa. On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression. The Nobel committee noted that Ressa in 2012 co-founded Rappler, a news website that has focused critical attention on President Rodrigo Duterte "controversial, murderous anti-drug campaign" in the Philippines. “We will use it to shore up Russian journalism that has faced repressions,” he said in comments carried by a Russian messaging app channel. The Nobel committee noted that since the launch of the newspaper, six of its journalists have been killed, among them Anna Politkovskaya, who covered Russia's bloody conflict in Chechnya.
wftv.comJournalists from Philippines, Russia given Nobel Peace Prize
On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for the fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and in Russia. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, file) (Aaron Favila)OSLO — (AP) — The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. “We can congratulate Dmitry Muratov — he has consistently worked in accordance with his ideals, he has adhered to his ideals, he’s talented and brave. The prize money comes from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1895. ___Read more stories about Nobel Prizes past and present by The Associated Press at https://www.apnews.com/NobelPrizesCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.
wftv.comNobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov for efforts to protect freedom of expression
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. This is a breaking news story, please check back later for more.
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