He opens a folder and takes retired a stack of ample photographs: portraits of prisoners.
One shows 4 journalists - Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger – convicted and jailed connected extremism charges. They'd been accused of links to the anti-corruption organisation of the precocious absorption person Alexei Navalny.
There's a photograph of Alexei Gorinov: a metropolis councillor jailed for "knowingly spreading mendacious information" astir the Russian subject aft helium spoke retired against the warfare successful Ukraine.
"And here's a fantastic pianist, Pavel Kushnir," says Dmitry Miratov. "An outstanding performer of Rachmaninoff and Schubert."
The instrumentalist was arrested aft posting anti-war videos. Dmitry Muratov holds up a 2nd video.
"And this is him successful his coffin."
Pavel Kushnir died successful a pre-trial detention centre during a hunger strike. He was 39.
The watercourse of photos and situation stories highlights the dangers for individuals framed arsenic opponents of those successful power. It's a reminder of the risks that nationalist disapproval of the authorities and the warfare carry.
"Does being a Nobel Prize laureate springiness you astatine slightest immoderate extortion to accidental what you want?" I ask.
"This is not a question for me," replies Mr Muratov. "Whenever you person the opportunity, inquire the authorities that."
There is 1 much photo. From April.
"This is the newspaper's lawyer erstwhile she was waiting to get into the building. The constabulary were searching our office. Thirteen hours it took. And they wouldn't fto the lawyers in. Our managing exertion Oleg Roldugin is present nether location arrest."
Dmitry Muratov paints a bleak representation of beingness successful Russia for critics of the authorities.
Yet determination are moments of hope.
"We unrecorded successful a clip erstwhile you enactment quiet. But truthful galore radical enactment what we do. On the streets of Mocow, my colleagues and I perceive lone words of gratitude. They are spoken successful a whisper. But what radical deliberation is precise important."
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