Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the Russian independent newspaper, who was selected for the Nobel Peace Prize for his criticism of the administration's powerful stance, attended the award ceremony next month in an interview with NHK on the 11th. He expressed his intention to appeal to the world about the current situation in which the media is being suppressed.
Dmitry Muratov, 60, is the editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, known for his criticism of the administration, and was selected for the Nobel Peace Prize.
On the 11th, Mr. Muratov was the first Japanese media to interview NHK after the award was decided.
"The concept of human rights and democracy has become an unnecessary condition for progress for the Russian administration," he said, citing the words of former Soviet physicist Sahalov, who won the Peace Award. I expressed a sense of crisis in the current situation where freedom of speech and expression is being deprived.
"The journalist's responsibility is to distinguish between truth and lies," Muratov said after criticizing propaganda by the state media. He expressed his intention to appeal to the world the importance of pursuing the current situation and the truth.
He also said that Russia and neighboring countries such as Ukraine and Poland are deepening their conflict while using propaganda with each other, and warned that they would sound a warning.