Nobel Prize

Ales Bialiatski was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his fight for human rights, democracy, and peaceful co-existence. He shares the prize with Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties. Ales Bialiatski. Full name: Ales BialiatskiBorn: 25 September 1962, Vyartsilya, Karelia, RussiaDate awarded: 7 October 2022 A fearless activist Ales Bialiatski is a human rights…

Dmitry Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his courageous fight for freedom of expression in Russia. Dmitry Muratov. Full name: Dmitry Andreyevich MuratovBorn: 29 October 1961, Kubyshev, USSR (now Samara, Russia)Date awarded: 8 October 2021 A fearless defender of freedom of speech Dmitry Muratov is a Russian journalist and editor-in-chief. He is one…

Maria Ressa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines. Maria Ressa. Full name: Maria RessaBorn: 2 October 1963, Manila, PhilippinesDate awarded: 8 October 2021 A leader in the struggle for a free press Maria Ressa is a journalist from the Philippines. She has been a…

The World Food Programme was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. Full name: World Food Programme (WFP)Native name:…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea. Abiy Ahmed Ali. Full name: Abiy Ahmed AliBorn: 15 August 1976, Beshasha, EthiopiaRole: Prime Minister of EthiopiaDate awarded: 11 October 2019…

The European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012. The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. Full name: European Union (EU)Native name: European Union (EU)Founded: 1952Date awarded: 12 October 2012 From a continent of war to a…

Nadia Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Denis Mukwege, for her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. Nadia Murad. Full name: Nadia Murad Basee TahaBorn: 10 March 1993, Kojo, IraqDate awarded: 5 October 2018 The witness Nadia Murad was born and raised…

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons. © ICAN Full name: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)Native name:…

Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his resolute efforts to bring Colombia’s 50-year-long civil war to an end. Juan Manuel Santos Full name: Juan Manuel SantosBorn: 10 August 1951, Bogotá, ColombiaDate awarded: 7 October 2016 A tribute to the Colombian people President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize…

The National Dialogue Quartet was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011. Full name: National Dialogue QuartetNative name: National Dialogue QuartetDate awarded: 9 October 2015 From revolution to democracy After the Jasmine Revolution of January 2011,…