Announcement Of Nobel Prize For Peace Maria Resa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia received the Nobel Peace Prize!
Maria Resa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia have received this year's Nobel Peace Prize. He has been given this honor for protecting the freedom of expression. Maria of Philippines and Dmitry of Russia are journalists by profession. Nobel committee chair Berit Rees-Andersen announced the awards. They have been honored in recognition of their efforts for freedom of expression, democracy and lasting peace, he said. The Nobel Committee has said that both of them are being awarded the Nobel Prize for their defense of freedom of expression, because freedom of speech is the first condition of democracy and lasting peace. Who are Maria Resa and Dmitry Muratov Maria Resa is the co-founder of the news site Rappler. He founded it in 2012. Resa raised his voice for freedom of expression against the abuse of power and dictatorship in his country. At the same time, Dmitry Muratov is also a journalist. He started a news paper named Novaza...