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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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[-] xuxebiko@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago

I'm still angry at the Nobel Prize committee for inviting Russia to this year's ceremony and giving an ego boost to Russian imperialism.

[-] crazystuff@discuss.online 8 points 1 year ago

I agree, and at the same time think it was ridiculous to give Obama the Peace Prize as well

[-] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, absolutely. Here's the peace prize for droppibg bombs, killing civilians, and making the world more violent. WTF was that. and Obama accepted it, because he has zero integrity.

[-] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Every US president would have accepted it, most heads of state of any country in the world throughout history would have accepted it.

[-] crazystuff@discuss.online 1 points 1 year ago

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