 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has congratulated two campaigning journalists, Maria Reza and Dimitri Muratov, for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Guterres says the award is a recognition that a free press is essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights. Reza is from the Philippines and is a chief executive and co-founder of online news outlet Rapla. Russia's Muratov is a co-founder and editor-in-chief of Noviya Gazeta newspaper.