Question: Who have been awarded as Nobel Peace Prize 2021?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Donald Trump
c) Maria Ressa
d) Dmitry Muratov
Ans: c and d
Recent Context
- On October 8, 2021, the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia.
- Related Facts
- They have been awarded with Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
- Maria Ressa is an investigative journalist, who in 2012 co-founded Rappler, a digital media platform for investigative journalism, which she continues to head.
- Rappler has focused critical attention on Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime’s controversial, murderous anti-drug campaign.
- Dmitry Muratov has for decades defended freedom of speech in Russia under increasingly challenging conditions”.
By kameshwar Shukla
Reference: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2021/press-release/