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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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Can US President Donald Trump Win The Nobel Peace Prize?
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious honours that can be awarded to individuals and organisations internationally.
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Israel's Netanyahu Nominates Trump For Nobel Peace Prize
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, presenting the US president with a letter he sent to the prize committee.
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Iran Frees Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi For 3 Weeks On Medical Grounds
Iranian authorities on Wednesday freed Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison for three weeks on medical grounds, a move supporters decried as "too little too late" with the Nobel committee urging a permanent release.
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Belarus Says Alfred Nobel "Turning In His Grave" After Activist's Award
Belarus on Friday denounced the Nobel Committee for handing its prestigious peace prize to imprisoned activist Ales Bialiatski, saying its founder Alfred Nobel was "turning in his grave."
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European Politicians Want Zelensky Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize: Report
Several current and former European politicians addressed the Norwegian Nobel Committee with a request to nominate Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and for this reason extend the nomination procedure until March 31.
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Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony To Be Held In Person This Year
The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, held online last year due to the pandemic, will go ahead in person in December with the 2021 laureates both in attendance, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Tuesday.
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
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Nobel Committee "Appalled" By Arrest Of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Monday called for the immediate release of Myanmar's leader and former peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, after she was detained during a military coup.
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"Altruistic Spirit": Shashi Tharoor Nominates Kerala Fishermen For Nobel
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today made a pitch to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to consider the fishermen of Kerala for the honour in recognition of the bravery they have shown when floods devastated the southern state last year.
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Global Leaders, Or Grassroots Campaigners? Nobel Peace Prize Wide Open
Nobel Prize 2018: The bookies' odds point towards the Koreans, or Donald Trump. The experts are betting on the fight against sexual violence or defenders of the press. But all speculation ends Friday when the Nobel Peace Prize is unveiled in Oslo.
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Nobel Peace Prize? Many Names, Few Certainties
Donald Trump? Hardly. Reconciliation between the Koreas? Rather premature. Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Probably missed the deadline. As the 2018 Nobel peace prize looms, it's easier to rule out names than guess who's going to win.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Won't Be Stripped Of Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Committee
The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said Myanmar's military carried out mass killings of Muslim Rohingya, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday.
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Anti-Nuclear Campaign ICAN Wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, as the Norwegian Nobel Committee warned that the risk of a nuclear conflict is greater than for a long time.
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Colombian President Receives Nobel Prize For Peace Accord
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos collected the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday for reaching an accord with Marxist rebels to end a 52-year civil war in which more than 200,000 people have died.
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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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Can US President Donald Trump Win The Nobel Peace Prize?
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious honours that can be awarded to individuals and organisations internationally.
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Israel's Netanyahu Nominates Trump For Nobel Peace Prize
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, presenting the US president with a letter he sent to the prize committee.
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Iran Frees Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi For 3 Weeks On Medical Grounds
Iranian authorities on Wednesday freed Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison for three weeks on medical grounds, a move supporters decried as "too little too late" with the Nobel committee urging a permanent release.
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Belarus Says Alfred Nobel "Turning In His Grave" After Activist's Award
Belarus on Friday denounced the Nobel Committee for handing its prestigious peace prize to imprisoned activist Ales Bialiatski, saying its founder Alfred Nobel was "turning in his grave."
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European Politicians Want Zelensky Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize: Report
Several current and former European politicians addressed the Norwegian Nobel Committee with a request to nominate Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and for this reason extend the nomination procedure until March 31.
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Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony To Be Held In Person This Year
The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, held online last year due to the pandemic, will go ahead in person in December with the 2021 laureates both in attendance, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Tuesday.
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
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Nobel Committee "Appalled" By Arrest Of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Monday called for the immediate release of Myanmar's leader and former peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, after she was detained during a military coup.
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"Altruistic Spirit": Shashi Tharoor Nominates Kerala Fishermen For Nobel
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today made a pitch to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to consider the fishermen of Kerala for the honour in recognition of the bravery they have shown when floods devastated the southern state last year.
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Global Leaders, Or Grassroots Campaigners? Nobel Peace Prize Wide Open
Nobel Prize 2018: The bookies' odds point towards the Koreans, or Donald Trump. The experts are betting on the fight against sexual violence or defenders of the press. But all speculation ends Friday when the Nobel Peace Prize is unveiled in Oslo.
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Nobel Peace Prize? Many Names, Few Certainties
Donald Trump? Hardly. Reconciliation between the Koreas? Rather premature. Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Probably missed the deadline. As the 2018 Nobel peace prize looms, it's easier to rule out names than guess who's going to win.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Won't Be Stripped Of Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Committee
The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said Myanmar's military carried out mass killings of Muslim Rohingya, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday.
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Anti-Nuclear Campaign ICAN Wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, as the Norwegian Nobel Committee warned that the risk of a nuclear conflict is greater than for a long time.
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Colombian President Receives Nobel Prize For Peace Accord
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos collected the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday for reaching an accord with Marxist rebels to end a 52-year civil war in which more than 200,000 people have died.
