Dmitri A. Muratov is only the third Russian to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after Andrei D. Sakharov and Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The openness they championed is under assault.
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Court in Philippines Allows Maria Ressa to Travel to Norway for Nobel
The decision came after days of growing international pressure on the government to allow the journalist to attend the ceremony in Norway.
He Won the Nobel. Why Are His Books So Hard to Find?
After Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, he instantly gained a wider international audience, something publishers are now scrambling to accommodate.
One Woman Won a Nobel This Year. Quotas Aren’t the Answer, an Official Says.
Only one of the 13 laureates this year was a woman, but the head of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences dismissed the idea of guaranteeing representation.
Philippines’ Nobel Prize Newsroom Is Overjoyed but Under Siege
Rappler, the news site co-founded by the new Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, dares to criticize the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte. He may yet see it shut down.
Anti-Nobel Sentiment Spawns Alternative Awards Over Time
Some authoritarian countries have created their own anti-Nobel awards.
Navalny Deserved Peace Prize, Russian Nobel Winner Says
Supporters of the jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny say he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Russian journalist who won, Dmitri A. Muratov, agrees.
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov Win Nobel Peace Prize
The two, who lead independent news outlets in the Philippines and Russia, despite government repression, were recognized for “their courageous fight for freedom of expression.”
Maria Ressa is Only the 18th Woman to Win the Nobel Peace Prize in 126 Years
Past recipients include the women’s rights activist Jane Addams; the Catholic saint Mother Teresa; and the African leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Nobel Prize in Literature: Read About Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Books
Gurnah, the author of 10 novels, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Here are The Times’s reviews of his work.