Governments are finding new ways to squash free expression online

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ON OCTOBER 8THtwo journalists, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, won the Nobel peace prize for their “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression”. The Kremlin congratulated Mr Muratov for being “brave”, which he is. Six of his colleagues atNovaya Gazeta, the Russian newspaper he founded in 1993, have been murdered.

This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Walls of silence”

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