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Russia

Nobel Prize winner Dmitry Muratov calls situation in Russia 'toxic'

Muratov spoke of the increasing difficulty of being a journalist under Vladimir Putin's presidency.

06/12/2021

Tech News

Nobel winner Maria Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts'

Ressa, who was the joint recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize this week, slammed Facebook as a threat to democracy.

09/10/2021

Norway

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The pair were given the award "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression".

08/10/2021

World News

Nobel Peace Prize: Who won it recently and what happened next?

The Prize has been awarded 101 since it was introduced in 1901.

08/10/2021

Estonia

Estonian MEP nominates Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize

Jaak Madison, from the right-wing EKRE party, said he had nominated the former US President just two hours before the deadline.

01/02/2021

Italy

'A call to action': Nobel Peace Prize awarded to World Food Programme

This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the UN World Food Programme at a ceremony in Rome.

10/12/2020

World

Nobel Peace Prize winning World Food Programme battling challenges of Covid-19

The World Food Programme was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for its "efforts to combat hunger". Now it has to grapple with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

27/10/2020

World News

World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize 2020

World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize 2020 for efforts to combat hunger

09/10/2020

World News

What are Trump's chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize?

The odds of Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize started slim but after the announcement of his nomination, he was neck and neck with Bill Gates at 20/1, according to Betfair.

09/09/2020

USA

Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Prize by Norwegian lawmaker

US President Donald Trump has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian lawmaker for his efforts in the Middle East.

09/09/2020

Norway

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Since March 2018, Ahmed, 43, he resumed talks with Eritrea, negotiated a peace agreement and agreed on the borders set by an international commission in 2002. He also played a key role in other processes in the region, according to the Nobel Committee's ruling.

10/12/2019

Ethiopia

Watch again: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Ahmed was given the prize "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea".

11/10/2019

Sweden

Watch again: Three share the Nobel Prize in Physics

The prestigious prize is named for scientist Alfred Nobel.

08/10/2019

Sweden

Teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The teenager from Sweden who skipped school to campaign over climate change has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.

14/03/2019

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Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad speak after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad give speeches after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

10/12/2018

Germany

Documentary chronicles life of Yazidi activist and Nobel laureate Murad

Documentary chronicles life of Yazidi activist and Nobel laureate Murad

07/10/2018

World News

Nobel Peace Prize: Important Recognition

A standing ovation for Congolese Nobel Peace Prize-winner Denis Mukwege who treats war rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by so called Islamic State, also won the prestigious award

05/10/2018