Dmitry Muratov
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Dmitry Muratov is the editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
. The Novaya Gazeta has been called "the only truly critical newspaper with national influence in Russia today" by the Committee to Protect Journalists
. The journal is known for its thorough reporting on sensitive topics such as governmental corruption and human rights violations.
In 2007, he won an International Press Freedom Award
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
. The award is given to journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.
On January 18, 2010, he received the Legion of Honor order
, France's highest decoration, in the degree of Chevalier (Knight).
On May 29, 2010 he received for the Novaya Gazeta the Four Freedoms Award
for Freedom of Speech in Middelburg, the Netherlands.
Novaya Gazeta
Novaya Gazeta is a Russian newspaper well known in the country for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs....
. The Novaya Gazeta has been called "the only truly critical newspaper with national influence in Russia today" by the Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent nonprofit organisation based in New York City that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.-History:A group of U.S...
. The journal is known for its thorough reporting on sensitive topics such as governmental corruption and human rights violations.
In 2007, he won an International Press Freedom Award
CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
The CPJ International Press Freedom Awards honour journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment. Created in 1991, the awards are administered by the Committee to Protect Journalists....
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent nonprofit organisation based in New York City that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.-History:A group of U.S...
. The award is given to journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.
On January 18, 2010, he received the Legion of Honor order
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
, France's highest decoration, in the degree of Chevalier (Knight).
On May 29, 2010 he received for the Novaya Gazeta the Four Freedoms Award
Four Freedoms Award
The Four Freedoms Award is an annual award presented to those men and women who have "demonstrated" an achievement to the principles lined out in the Four freedoms speech president Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave to the US Congress on 6 January 1941...
for Freedom of Speech in Middelburg, the Netherlands.