<p>Moscow: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and co-founder of Russian media outlet <em>Novaya Gazeta</em> Dmitry Muratov on Wednesday dismissed a report from the state <em>TASS</em> news agency which said he had left Russia after being questioned about a colleague's criminal case.</p><p>"I express my condolences to colleagues forced to use information trash heaps," <em>Novaya Gazeta</em> quoted Muratov, whom the Russian authorities have designated "a foreign agent," as saying when asked about the report.</p>
<p>Moscow: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and co-founder of Russian media outlet <em>Novaya Gazeta</em> Dmitry Muratov on Wednesday dismissed a report from the state <em>TASS</em> news agency which said he had left Russia after being questioned about a colleague's criminal case.</p><p>"I express my condolences to colleagues forced to use information trash heaps," <em>Novaya Gazeta</em> quoted Muratov, whom the Russian authorities have designated "a foreign agent," as saying when asked about the report.</p>