Russian journalist sells Nobel Peace Prize to help Ukrainian refugee children

Russian journalist announced that it will auction the medal received when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, so that the money raised will be donated to the refugee children of war in Ukraine.

According to Agence France-Presse, Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will sell the medal he received when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2021, along with his Filipino colleague Maria Ressa, for their efforts. aimed at defending freedom of expression “.

Thus, the auction house Heritage Auctions undertook the sale of the medal and the auction is expected to be completed tonight at midnight in Manhattan (local time, 07.00 on Tuesday, Greek time). In fact, in the morning, the highest offer was enough $ 550,000. Revenue will go to Unicef ​​program for children of Ukraine displaced by the war.

Ντμίτρι Μουράτοφ και Μαρία ΡέσαΝτμίτρι Μουράτοφ και Μαρία ΡέσαDmitry Muratov and Maria Resa
Dmitry Muratov and Maria Resa

Muratov was a member of the group that founded the Novaya Gazeta in 1993, after the fall of the USSR. Before closing, the newspaper was the last to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Novaya Gazeta is best known for its investigations into corruption and human rights abuses in Chechnya. These investigations cost the lives of six of her associates, including journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was assassinated in 2006. Muratov dedicated the Nobel Peace Prize to their memory.

Source: News Beast

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