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News Articles: Nobel Peace Price

Narges Mohammadi seen at her home in Tehran in 2001. Mohammadi, now imprisoned, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to ensure women's rights in Iran.

Jailed Iranian women's rights activist wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who remains in prison in Iran, is this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed poses for the media after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2019. The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Thursday issued a very rare admonition to Abiy over the war and humanitarian crisis in his country's Tigray region.

Nobel body criticizes Ethiopian prime minister, a Peace Prize winner, over Tigray war

"As prime minister and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Abiy Ahmed has a special responsibility to end the conflict and contribute to peace," the Oslo-based committee said in a statement.

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  • The Associated Press
Foxtrot and Gemma Snowdon of the U.N. World Food Programme, who rescued the pooch as a 4-week-old puppy. Foxtrot's reaction to the Nobel Peace Prize: "Woweee."

Nobel Peace Prize Goes To The Dog (aka The Mascot Of WFP)

The U.N. World Food Programme has a canine mascot named Foxtrot. Reports are that the pooch is rolling over with joy at the news of the prize.

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  • Jason Beaubien