Peace
Transcript from an interview with Oleksandra Matviichuk
Interview
Interview with Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head of Center for Civil Liberties, September 2023 in Oslo, Norway. What was your first reaction on hearing the news of your Nobel Peace Prize? Oleksandra Matviichuk: When we got this information, I was very surprised. I couldn’t believe it, because we have never even dreamt about the Nobel Peace Prize…
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Nihon Hidankyo – Speed read
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The Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again. Full name: Nihon HidankyoNative name: Nihon HidankyoFounded: 10 August 1956Date awarded: 11 October 2024 Important memory work Since its…
moreCenter for Civil Liberties – Speed read
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Center for Civil Liberties was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its fight for human rights, democracy, and peaceful co-existence. The center shares the prize with Ales Bialiatski and Memorial. Full name: Center for Civil LibertiesNative name: Center for Civil LibertiesFounded: 2007, Kyiv, UkraineDate awarded: 7 October 2022 The struggle for democracy and human rights…
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