4 December 2024 Iranian authorities have to permanently end Narges Mohammadi’s imprisonment The Norwegian Nobel Committee is glad to hear about Narges Mohammadi’s release, and is hoping to get in contact with her personally very soon to congratulate her in person on her Nobel Peace Prize.  At the same time we are deeply worried about…

“I am grateful to all of you and urge you to support the people of Iran until the final victory. Victory is not easy, but it is certain” In October 2023, after the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize, Narges Mohammadi was able to smuggle out a message to the Nobel Committee from the Evin…

28 February 2024 Statement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Russian authorities attempt to silence Memorial leadership The Norwegian Nobel Committee is appalled by the news that the Russian human-rights activist Oleg Petrovich Orlov has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison, allegedly for “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian armed forces. Mr Orlov, who is co-chairman of the Nobel Peace…

Oslo 31 August 2022 Statement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on the passing away of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply saddened by the passing away of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, the last President of the former Soviet Union and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Gorbachev was awarded the…

13 January 2022 Statement by the Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee of 13 January 2022 on the situation in Ethiopia The Norwegian Nobel Committee is unable to comment publicly on the key factors that motivated it to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Abiy Ahmed in 2019, beyond referring to the statements issued in…

10 January 2022 Statement of the situation of Aung San Suu Kyi The latest verdict against Aung San Suu Kyi is a politically motivated verdict. Thirty years after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi is still the leading advocate for democracy in Myanmar. The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned…

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13 July 2017 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo passed away today, July 13, 2017. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has received the news of his death with regret and great sadness. Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 for his efforts to implement the fundamental human rights secured in international instruments as well…