Dalai Lama hails Nobel winning journalists for their courage

“Journalists have a key role to play in promoting human values and a sense of social and religious harmony,” he said, adding that he greatly admires the courage of both the journalists.

The Dalai Lama on Saturday hailed , both journalists, for standing up to autocratic forces in their countries under challenging conditions.

Ms. Ressa and Mr. Muratov were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace prize by the Sweden-based foundation on Friday. The Dalai Lama said he was happy to learn that this year’s prize had been given to the two journalists for their efforts to defend freedom of expression and freedom of the press in the Philippines and Russia.

He said the Nobel Committee has honoured these two as representatives of journalists everywhere, who put themselves at risk in standing up for this ideal under challenging conditions.