Maria Rissa, a journalist from the Philippines, and Dmitry Muratov, a Russian journalist, will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
According to the French news agency AFP, the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to peace journalists Maria Resa and Dmitry Andreevich Maratov at a ceremony in Oslo on Friday. The prize consists of a diploma, a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor.
In October, Maria Rissa, co-founder of the news website Repeller, and Dmitry Andreevich Muratov, editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Nova Gazeta, were awarded the Nobel Prize for the protection of freedom of expression.Nobel Committee Chairman Barrett Rice Anderson said on Thursday that "a healthy society and democracy depend on reliable information." Independent journalism is under threat around the world.
When asked if this prestigious award has improved her country, Philippine journalist Maria Resa said no.
The Philippines is ranked 138th in Reporters Without Borders' Freedom of the Press Rating.
"It's like a sword hanging over your head," said Maria Resa, 58.
"The Philippines now has laws, but you are responsible for reporting the most difficult news," he said.Journalist Risa uses the weapon of freedom of expression in her native Philippines against the abuse of power and the growing state violence.
Dmitry Andreevich Muratov has been fighting for decades for increasingly difficult freedom of expression in Russia. In 1993, he was one of the founders of the independent newspaper Nova Gazeta. He has been the newspaper's editor-in-chief for a total of 24 years since 1995.
According to AFP, Nova Gazeta is Russia's most independent newspaper, which is considered to have a critical attitude towards powerful circles.
Dmitry Moratov, a Russian journalist known for his investigations into corruption and human rights abuses in Chechnya, has seen six of his colleagues killed since the 1990s.Asked about the Russian government's threat to be labeled a "foreign spy", the Russian journalist said: "We would not be upset if we were declared a foreign spy because of the Nobel Peace Prize. , no.'
"But in reality, I don't think we should be labeled like that, we have other dangers," said Dmitry Moratov.
It should be noted that Russia ranks 150th in the Reporters Without Borders Freedom of Health Rating.
According to a report by Reporters Without Borders, 1636 journalists have been killed worldwide in the last 20 years. This year, 46 journalists have been killed.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday that 293 journalists were behind bars.
