# Nobel Peace Prize

Last year

2022

Nobel Peace Prize 2022 goes to human rights campaigners in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus

The judges wanted to honour ‘three outstanding champions of peaceful coexistence in the neighbour countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine’.

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Oct 7th 2022, 10:36 AM

# Attacked

Russian Nobel-winning editor says he was attacked on train

The post showed photos of Mr Muratov and a train compartment drenched in red liquid.

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Apr 8th 2022, 6:59 AM

All time

# Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two journalists from the Philippines and Russia

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov were awarded the prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

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Oct 8th 2021, 10:12 AM

# United Nations

World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

The WFP was honoured for “its efforts to combat hunger” and “its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas”.

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Oct 9th 2020, 10:53 AM

# RIP

Former SDLP leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies aged 83

The Irish peace icon passed away after a long struggle with dementia.

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Aug 3rd 2020, 9:21 AM

# Abiy Ahmed Ali

Ethiopia's Prime Minister wins Nobel Peace Prize for ending war with Eritrea

The announcement was made this morning.

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Oct 11th 2019, 10:25 AM

# not trump

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have won the Nobel peace prize for 2018

The Congolese doctor and Iraqi human rights activist have been honored with the world-renowned humanitarian prize this morning.

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Oct 5th 2018, 10:20 AM

# Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi won't be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize, committee says

The statement came after a damning UN report termed the treatment of the Rohingya people as “genocide”.

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Aug 29th 2018, 9:44 PM

# RIP

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has died following a short illness

He was 80 years old.

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Aug 18th 2018, 2:05 PM

# ican

Explainer: How does someone win the Nobel Peace Prize?

You can’t nominate yourself, in case you were wondering.

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Oct 6th 2017, 2:49 PM

# Norway

Anti-nuclear weapons campaign wins Nobel Peace Prize for 'groundbreaking' work

There were 318 candidates for this year’s prize.

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Oct 6th 2017, 10:10 AM

# rohingya

Four in 10 people think Suu Kyi's Freedom of Dublin award should be taken back

She was awarded the Freedom of Dublin in 2000, but only received it in 2012 as she was under house arrest at the time.

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Sep 18th 2017, 11:35 PM

# Myanmar

Malala says 'world is waiting' for Aung San Suu Kyi to condemn violence against Rohingya Muslims

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has criticised her fellow Nobel laureate for not condemning the escalating violence.

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Sep 4th 2017, 9:19 AM

# Liu Xiaobo

China under fire after Nobel Peace Prize winner dies in custody

The Nobel committee said that China’s government “bears a heavy responsibility” for his death.

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Jul 13th 2017, 4:44 PM

# Nobel Peace Prize

UPDATE: Angela Merkel's day just got even worse

Despite being favourite, the Chancellor failed to scoop the Nobel Peace Prize. First the football, and now this.

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Oct 9th 2015, 10:25 AM

# well done

17-year-old Malala Yousafzai has won the Nobel Peace Prize

The teenager was the joint winner of the award along with Kailash Satyarthi of India.

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Oct 10th 2014, 11:03 PM

# yes she has

Nobel committee shocked by guy who says Malala 'hasn't actually done anything'

Bizarre question throws Peace Prize announcement for a loop.

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Oct 10th 2014, 1:58 PM

# god's position

Tutu calls on Norwegians to forgive mass murderer Breivik

The retired Archbishop said that not forgiving Anders Behring Breivik could be “corrosive”.

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Sep 22nd 2014, 7:14 PM

# activist

Egypt has deported Irish Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire

Maguire won the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize with Betty Williams for founding a peace group to resolve the conflict between North Ireland’s Catholics and Protestants.

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Mar 5th 2014, 5:06 PM

# Environment

NUIM dedicates book and audio archive to activist 'ahead of his time'

Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian military 18 years ago.

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Nov 7th 2013, 5:43 PM

# Syria

Assad: I should have won the Nobel Peace Prize

The Syrian leader made the remark “jokingly” according to a Lebanese newspaper.

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Oct 14th 2013, 3:08 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Friday

Everybody’s talking about Gerry Adams and a ‘witch hunt’, murder case reopened and glow-in-the-dark jellyfish.

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Oct 11th 2013, 11:16 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Oct 11th 2013, 4:49 PM

# malala rocks

Malala Yousafzai on pacifism leaves Jon Stewart speechless

Listen to the 16 year old’s answer to how she felt when she learned she was on a Taliban hitlist.

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Oct 10th 2013, 1:30 PM

# Peace Prize

‘America created Malala’ or ‘a model for Pakistan’ – differing views in Swat ahead of Nobel prize

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be revealed on Friday.

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Oct 8th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Winning

Pics: European Union collects the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was among the great and the good at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital today to mark the awarding of the prize to the bloc.

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Dec 10th 2012, 7:59 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here’s the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your week.

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Dec 10th 2012, 8:49 AM

# Nobel Peace Prize

Enda Kenny to accept Nobel Peace Prize today

The Taoiseach will be present at the prize-giving ceremony in Oslo.

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Dec 10th 2012, 7:32 AM

# Nobel Prize

18 EU leaders accept Nobel peace invite, 6 decline

David Cameron will not attend the ceremony – commenting wryly: “There will be enough people to collect the prize.”

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Nov 29th 2012, 7:55 PM

# Nobel Prize

EU to donate Nobel prize money to children affected by war

The EU has also announced an art competition for young people, whose winners will attend the Nobel awards ceremony in Oslo.

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Nov 14th 2012, 2:37 PM

# European Union

International Peace Bureau claim awarding of Nobel Peace prize "unlawful"

The organisation has said that the European Union was not one of the “champions of peace” that Alfred Nobel had envisaged.

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Nov 5th 2012, 1:35 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the European Union have won the Nobel prize?

The Nobel committee says the EU has ended the prospect of European wars – but with the financial crisis, is it deserved?

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Oct 13th 2012, 11:12 AM

# Jackpot!

So, how are you going to spend your share of the Nobel prize?

503 million of us just won €923,368. How are you going to spend your share of the unexpected windfall?

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Oct 12th 2012, 2:10 PM

# And the winner is..

European Union awarded 2012 Nobel Peace Prize

Yep, we are all winners. Kinda. The Nobel Committee awarded the prize in recognition of the role of the EU and its success in achieving peace and reconciliation.

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Oct 12th 2012, 10:38 AM

# Cuba

Was a Cuban dissident's car 'rammed off the road'?

An official enquiry has been launched after the car carrying Oswaldo Paya, who fought single-party rule for decades, hit a tree.

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Jul 24th 2012, 2:44 PM

# Democracy

21 years later: Aung San Suu Kyi accepts Nobel Peace Prize

The Burmese pro-democracy campaigner finally delivered her Nobel Lecture in Oslo this afternoon.

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Jun 16th 2012, 1:04 PM

# Peace Prize

Three women accept Nobel Peace Prize

The women, who fought injustice and dictatorship in Liberia and Yemen, received the prize at a ceremony in Oslo this afternon.

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Dec 10th 2011, 1:26 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

In tonight’s Fix: All the latest from the presidential election campaign trail; the perfect video to get you in the mood for tomorrow’s big game in New Zealand, and what happened when Clooney met Berlusconi?

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Oct 7th 2011, 8:11 PM