MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has transferred publishing property managed by Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to momentary state administration, a presidential decree stated on Monday (Sep 18).
Norwegian writer Amedia left full management of its wholly owned Russian printing homes to Muratov, a veteran editor and co-laureate of the 2021 Nobel peace prize, in April 2022, saying that Russia’s actions in Ukraine had made it inconceivable for Amedia to proceed the printing enterprise in Russia.
Putin has signed decrees taking momentary management of property belonging to 4 Western firms in Russia to date this 12 months, together with placing the nephew of Chechen chief Ramzan Kadyrov accountable for French yoghurt maker Danone’s subsidiary in July.
Amedia’s former property in Russia nonetheless carry the corporate’s title and the decree listed printing homes in 5 cities whose administration had handed to the Federal Property Administration Company, Rosimushchestvo.
Muratov is attempting to overturn his designation as a “overseas agent” by the authorities in Russia, Novaya Gazeta, the newspaper he edits, reported this month.
Novaya Gazeta beforehand used Amedia’s printing homes, however the newspaper suspended publication in Russia in 2022 in response to laws imposing harsh penalties for discrediting the Russian army’s actions in Ukraine.
Lots of its journalists have since regrouped with a brand new publication in Latvia.