Second highest ever number of Nobel Peace Prize nominations in 2022
The second-highest ever number of total nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize has been registered this year with 343. Of these 343 nominations, which was…
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Famous authors, activists and Nobel Prize winners call for an end to Ukraine war
Over 1000 authors, freedom of speech activists, and several Nobel laureates have signed a joint appeal urging an end to the war in Ukraine. Initiated…
Norwegian politicians and academics nominate an eclectic mix for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
With the deadline for the nomination of candidates for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize having expired at midnight on Monday, many prominent Norwegian politicians and…
David Attenborough nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Green leader Une Bastholm
Sir David Attenborough, the renowned British environmentalist and broadcaster, has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize by Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne, MDG)…
Nobel websites attacked during Peace Prize ceremony live stream
There was a foiled cyber attack on both the Swedish Nobel Foundation’s website and the Norwegian Nobel Institute’s website during a live stream of last…
The controversial world of Maria Ressa
When the Filipino news editor and journalist was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, not everyone was delighted with her triumph. In…
Nobel Peace Prize winners hope award means protection from danger
Nobel Peace Prize winners Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov spoke of the dangers journalists face doing their job in their home countries at a press…
Peace Prize winner Muratov accuses Russia of barbarism
Torture is alive and well in today’s Russia, Russian Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov said on Friday. He believes journalists are the antidote to tyranny….
Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa: We must get rid of the hatred
There is an arms race underway in the information ecosystem, Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa stated on Friday. “What we need most today is to…
PHOTO: Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Freedom of information and expression is declining around the world, and democracy is on the retreat, Nobel Committee leader Berit Reiss-Andersen said on Friday. “Journalists…
Except Peace Prize in Oslo, all Nobels awarded in home countries this year
The Swedish Nobel Committee has decided, due to COVID restrictions, to present the winners of the various Nobel Prizes with their awards in their own…
Nobel Peace Prize winners in Norway: “It is incredibly exciting to be here”
The two winners landed in the VIP section of Oslo Airport on Wednesday afternoon. Co-Nobel Peace Prize winners Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa have both…
Scaled-down Nobel Peace Prize celebrations commence today in Oslo
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded this Friday at Oslo City Hall despite the latest outbreak of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Pandemic…
Filipino court approves Maria Ressa’s Norway trip for Nobel ceremony
An appeals court in the Philippines has granted Maria Ressa the right to travel to Oslo to collect her jointly awarded Nobel Peace Prize despite…
Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa still doesn’t know whether she can travel to Oslo
One month after it became known that she won the Nobel Peace Prize, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says that much in her life is still…
Three Nobel Prize winners awaited in Oslo in December
This year’s Peace Prize winners Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are scheduled to be accompanied by last year’s winner when the Nobel Prize party kicks…
Solberg congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winners: “A statement of support to the press”
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) congratulated this year’s Peace Prize winners. However, she said that she doesn’t think the award to Dmitry Muratov will affect…
Norway’s future Prime Minister Støre nominated Maria Ressa for the Nobel Peace Prize
Soon-to-be Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (AP) nominated journalist Maria Ressa for the Nobel Peace Prize 2021. On January 27, Støre nominated Reporters Without Borders…
PHOTO: White dove released to mark this year’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement
At noon on Friday, a white dove was released from the windows of the Nobel Peace Center on the Town Hall Square in Oslo in…
Nobel Peace Prize: The most prestigious yet controversial prize in the world
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their journalistic efforts at safeguarding freedom of…
