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Editor-in-Chief of Novaya Gazeta Attacked on Train

On Saturday night, Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov - editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta - was attacked on a train from Moscow to St Petersburg and doused with oil paint and acetone by an unidentified assailant believed to be linked to his work exposing Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Human rights activists around the world are calling for an investigation into this incident and demanding justice for those responsible for this act of violence against freedom of speech

A black-and-white photo of Dmitry Muratov looking determinedly ahead while standing next to a poster featuring a headline reading "Investigative Journalism."

A black-and-white photo of Dmitry Muratov looking determinedly ahead while standing next to a poster featuring a headline reading "Investigative Journalism."

In a shocking incident, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, was attacked on a train and doused with oil paint and acetone. The attack took place while Muratov was travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg on Saturday night. Muratov is known for his investigative journalism into Russian war crimes in Ukraine and other countries. He has been vocal about his opposition to the Russian government's actions in Ukraine, which have resulted in numerous human rights violations. The attacker is believed to be an unidentified man who boarded the train at Moscow's Belorussky station. Witnesses reported that he approached Muratov and began spraying him with oil paint and acetone before fleeing the scene. It is unclear what motivated the attack or whether it was politically motivated; however, it has been suggested that it may have been linked to Muratov's work as an investigative journalist exposing Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The attack has caused outrage among human rights activists and journalists around the world who are calling for an investigation into the incident. They are also demanding that those responsible be brought to justice and held accountable for their actions. Muratov himself has spoken out against the attack, saying that he will not be intimidated by such acts of violence and will continue his work as an investigative journalist despite this incident. He added that he believes this attack was intended to silence him but he will not let it stop him from speaking out against injustice wherever it exists.