Nobel laureate Dmitri Muratov to attend journalism festival, discusses war stance
Russian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitri Muratov, co-founder of Novaya Gazeta, will be a guest of honor at the International Journalism Festival in France, stating his belief that most Russians oppose the war.
Dmitri Muratov, co-founder of Russia's independent Novaya Gazeta and a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is scheduled to be a guest of honor at the International Journalism Festival in Couthures-sur-Garonne, France, from July 10-12. Organized by Le Monde and Le Nouvel Obs, the event will feature Muratov, who chose to remain in Russia despite some of his team's exile. He faced restrictions in 2022 following his opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Muratov stated, "I am on the side of the majority of Russians, who do not want their country to remain at war."
Sources: Le Monde — International