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Russia labels Nobel-winning journalist 'foreign agent' (www.reuters.com)

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Russian authorities on Friday designated Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov as a "foreign agent," a move often aimed at critics of Kremlin policies.

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[–] crazystuff@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He received it 9 months into his term. Some argue that it was not for his achievements up until that point, but for the hope that it would be different than Bush’s

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In that case, why didn't they rescind it when he turned out to be as bad?

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

They saw what he was capable of when he bombed his fellow Nobel Peace Prize Winners, Doctors Without Borders.