Russia jails rights campaigner from Nobel prize-winning group
Moscow, Russia Reuters Veteran Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison on Tuesday for “discrediting the armed forces” by protesting against the war in Ukraine and accusing President Vladimir Putin of leading a descent into fascism. Orlov, a leader of the rights group Memorial that won a share of the […]
Nobel Peace Prize winner says Iranian people will prevail against rulers
Oslo, NorwayReuters The Iranian people will ultimately overcome authoritarianism imposed by a government that has lost legitimacy and public support, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said from prison in a speech read by her children on Sunday. The Norwegian Nobel committee in October awarded the prize to Mohammadi, 51, for her non-violent fight “against […]
Children of Iran Nobel Peace Prize winner fear they won’t see her again
Oslo, NorwayReuters The teenage children of jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi fear they will never meet their mother again, but said they were proud of her struggle for women’s rights as they prepared to accept the award on her behalf on Sunday. Mohammadi, 51, who is serving multiple sentences in Tehran’s notorious […]
Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100
Washington DC, USReuters Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy and earned him a controversial Nobel Peace Prize, died on Wednesday at age 100. Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, according to a statement […]
Essay: Nobel peace prize – Narges Mohammadi wins on behalf of thousands of Iranian women struggling for human rights
UK academic HIND ELHINNAWY looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at Narges Mohammadi’s fight for women’s rights in Iran…
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Norway Reuters Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic’s condemnation. The award-making committee said the prize honoured those behind recent unprecedented demonstrations in Iran and called for the release of Mohammadi, 51, who […]
Know It All: The 2023 Nobel Prizes
DAVID ADAMS looks at some facts and figures concerning this year’s Nobel Prizes…
Nobel laureate Ressa cleared in Philippine tax case, cheers win for justice
Manila, Philippines Reuters Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted by a court of tax evasion charges on Wednesday, in a ruling that media watchdogs and human rights groups described as a win for press freedom and rule of law. Ressa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside a […]
Nobel Prize body knew Kissinger’s 1973 Vietnam deal unlikely to bring peace – documents
Oslo, NorwayReuters The 1973 Nobel Peace Prize to top US diplomat Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho, among the most disputed in the award’s history, was given in the full knowledge the Vietnam War was unlikely to end any time soon, newly released papers show. Nominations to the Peace Prize remain secret for […]
In echo of Cold War, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus rights campaigners
Oslo, NorwayReuters Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian rights group Memorial and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, amid a war in their region that is the worst conflict in Europe since World War II. The award, the first peace prize since Russia’s 24th February invasion of Ukraine, […]