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Co-chair of a Nobel-winning rights group in Russia gets 30 months in jail for criticizing war
A veteran human rights campaigner, Oleg Orlov, who criticized the Ukraine war was convicted by a Moscow court of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian military and sentenced to 2½ years in jail.
Elon Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for being 'stout proponent of free speech'
Elon Musk was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian lawmaker who praised the X owner as a "stout proponent for free speech."
UNRWA nominated for Nobel Peace Prize even as workers accused of Oct. 7 killings, kidnappings
Norwegian Labor MP Asmund Aukrust told a local newspaper he nominated the United Nations Relief and Works Agency “for its long-term work to provide vital support to Palestine and the...
Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by New York GOP pol for Abraham Accords
“The valiant efforts by President Trump in creating the Abraham Accords were unprecedented and continue to go unrecognized by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, underscoring the need for his nomination...
Imprisoned activist wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi for fighting the oppression of women in Iran.
US institutions caved to China, give Jimmy Lai the Nobel Prize and other commentary
US media “took three years longer than most ordinary people” to conclude that “Chinese malevolence and subterfuge helped spread COVID.
Nobel winner, news outlet cleared of tax evasion
“Today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins,” Rappler quoted Ressa as saying after the verdict was announced.
Head of Nobel Prize-winning UN World Food Program to quit
The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, which won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, says he will step down at the end of a six-year...
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to activist; Zelensky, Navalny snubbed
The winners were announced Friday in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Nobel Peace Prize winner dead at 77
David Trimble was a key architect of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that ended three decades of violent conflict in Northern Ireland.
Nobel sold for Ukrainian kids shatters record at $103.5M
The Nobel Peace Prize auctioned off by Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold Monday night for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a...
Russian journalist sells Nobel Peace Prize for Ukrainian children
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South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Tutu to lie in state at St. George's Cathedral
The body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu arrived at Cape Town's St George's Cathedral on Thursday morning, where it will lie in state for two days for mourners to pay their...
Life of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in photos
Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- a Nobel Peace Prize winner -- died at the age of 90.
Noble-prize winner, major voice against South African apartheid dead at 90
Tutu was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the late 1990s and in recent years he was hospitalized on several occasions to treat infections associated with his cancer treatment.
Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia."
Nobel prize banquet postponed again in 2021 due to pandemic
The traditional festivities were replaced last year as well with a mainly digital celebration as the pandemic raged Europe and the rest of the world.
Nobel Peace Prize winner says Olympics deserves the award
The Olympic movement deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize, former award winner Muhammad Yunus said Monday.
Peace of work: Bill Gates reportedly hoped Epstein would help him win a Nobel Prize
Bill Gates courted Jeffrey Epstein in the twisted belief the well-connected pedophile could help him get a Nobel Peace Prize, a former staffer claimed.
Jared Kushner gets Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Israeli deals
Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their roles helping to strike deals normalizing the relations...