The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded jointly to and "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace".
In several countries around the globe, telling the truth is according to its rulers and other influential, generally wealthy, persons a serious crime that might be punished by muzzling the truth-telle
'This award is to my colleagues from Novaya Gazeta, who have lost their lives – Igor Domnikov, Yuri Shchekotschikhin, Anna Politkovskaya, Anastasija Baburova, Stas Markelov and Natasha Estemirova'