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Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway After Activist Receives Peace Prize

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025Claire MosesComments Off on Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway After Activist Receives Peace Prize

The announcement came three days after María Corina Machado, an opposition leader, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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María Corina Machado, Venezuela Opposition Leader, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

October 10, 2025Julie Turkewitz, Jonathan Wolfe and Thomas FullerComments Off on María Corina Machado, Venezuela Opposition Leader, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Ms. Machado galvanized a movement that independent analysts say won last year’s election, only to have it stolen by President Nicolás Maduro.

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María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize Despite Trump’s Campaign

October 10, 2025October 11, 2025Julie Turkewitz, Jonathan Wolfe and Thomas FullerComments Off on María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize Despite Trump’s Campaign

Ms. Machado galvanized a movement that independent analysts say won last year’s election, only to have it stolen by President Nicolás Maduro.

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Nobel Organizers Look Into Surge of Bets for Machado Ahead of Announcement

October 10, 2025October 11, 2025Michael J. de la MercedComments Off on Nobel Organizers Look Into Surge of Bets for Machado Ahead of Announcement

The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize was looking into whether there was advance knowledge of María Corina Machado’s win.

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Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded to Nihon Hidankyo For Its Efforts to Rid of Nuclear Weapons

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024Hannah Beech, Hisako Ueno and Kiuko NotoyaComments Off on Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded to Nihon Hidankyo For Its Efforts to Rid of Nuclear Weapons

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

October 6, 2023October 6, 2023Farnaz FassihiComments Off on 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.

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Russia, Belarus and Iran Are Invited to 2023 Nobel Prize Ceremony

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023VALERIYA SAFRONOVAComments Off on 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.

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Nobel Peace Prize Winners Share a Past Shadowed by Russian Abuses

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022Anton Troianovski, Megan Specia and Andrew HigginsComments Off on 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.

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Some Past Nobel Peace Prize Winners Have Caused Controversy

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021Shashank BengaliComments Off on 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.

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How Do the Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Work?

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021DANIEL VICTORComments Off on How Do the Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Work?

Thousands of people, including university professors, can submit nominations. Hundreds are submitted per year.

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