Toshiyuki Mimaki, the chairman of Nihon Hidankyo, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said his foremost wish was to “please abolish nuclear weapons while we are alive.”
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Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with a focus on women’s equality.
Russia, Belarus and Iran Are Invited to 2023 Nobel Prize Ceremony
The executive director of the Nobel Foundation said it was reversing course from a year ago in an effort lower tensions at a time of growing geopolitical divisions.
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Share a Past Shadowed by Russian Abuses
Democracy advocates from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine were jointly awarded the world’s most prestigious peace prize, an implicit condemnation of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine and repression at home.
Some Past Nobel Peace Prize Winners Have Caused Controversy
Controversies over past winners have dogged the committee, which according to Nobel rules cannot withdraw a prize once it is given.
How Do the Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Work?
Thousands of people, including university professors, can submit nominations. Hundreds are submitted per year.
Nobel Peace Laureate Says Social Media Sows Hate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed warned against the “gospel of revenge and retribution” as he accepted the Nobel Prize in Oslo.