Nobel Peace Prize

A Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors wins the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

3:58am October 11, 2024

by Michel Martin

The Japanese grassroots group Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of World War II atomic bombing survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons.

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Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege has spent nearly 25 years campaigning against sexual violence and aiding survivors. On Thursday, he won the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. In his remarks, he paid tribute to the survivors. "These women stand up again after being subjected to extreme violence and not only reclaim their own strength but also extend a helping hand to others."

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He fights sexual violence. He's won a Nobel and now a $1 million honor. Is he hopeful?

11:37am May 10, 2024

by Fatma Tanis

Dr. Denis Mukwege, co-winner of the Nobel peace prize in 2018, is the recipient of the $1 million Aurora humanitarian prize. In an interview with NPR, he reflects on how his campaign is faring.

Nobel Committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen (L) applauds as Kiana Rahmani and Ali Rahmani pose with the award on behalf of their mother during the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at the Oslo City Hall on December 10, 2023.

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Children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize

7:39pm December 11, 2023

by Diba Mohtasham

Mohammadi, vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, remains behind bars for her long-time work advocating for women's rights and democracy in Iran.

Iranian journalist Taghi Rahmani, husband of Iranian rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, speaks, flanked by their son Ali, during a press conference in Paris on October 6, 2023.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner's husband speaks of her dedication to human rights

7:04pm October 07, 2023

Narges Mohammadi's husband hopes prize will draw attention to the broader cause of human rights in Iran.

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Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski is seen in the defendants' cage in the courtroom at the start of the hearing in Minsk on Jan. 5, 2023

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Belarus Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to 10 years in prison

8:19am March 03, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Ales Bialiatski was one of the leaders of Belarus' pro-democracy movement, inspiring protests against what activists maintained were fraudulent presidential elections in 2020.

Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Vyasna rights group, stands in a defendants' cage during a court session in Minsk, Belarus, in 2021.

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Here's what to know about the Nobel Peace Prize winners

4:42pm October 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize are recognized, the Nobel Committee said, for years of protecting the fundamental rights of citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova meet in Krakovets, along the Ukrainian border with Poland, on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 21)

4:59pm June 21, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Dr. Denis Mukwege is a gynecologist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and advocate against sexual violence in conflict zones like his homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is now speaking out against the reports of rapes committed by Russian soldiers dur

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Fighting the horror of wartime rape, Nobel Peace Prize winner won't give up hope

3:23pm May 18, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

Dr. Denis Mukwege has spent decades treating women who have been raped in his homeland of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He's calling on the world to take action for women in Ukraine.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the former president of Liberia and first elected female head of state in Africa, stands for a portrait on World Malaria Day in Washington, D.C. Sirleaf, now a leader for global health issues, jokes that this is an "Angela Merkel" p

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Malaria is making a comeback. Africa's 'Iron Lady' is out to stop it

6:43pm April 25, 2022

by Marc Silver

At 83, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first democratically elected woman president, is "on the trail." She talks about malaria, her Nobel Peace Prize and the key for women in politics.

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Global wishes for 2022: a gift box for everyone, greater girl power, vertical gardens

9:02pm January 07, 2022

We asked global thinkers like Malala, doctors dealing with the pandemic, educators and more — if you were in charge of the world, what would you like to see happen this year.