Topic: Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize won by Narges Mohammadi for ‘fight against the oppression of women in Iran’
October 24, 2023 · By Christian Edwards, Ed Upright and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Nobel Peace Prize won by Narges Mohammadi for ‘fight against the oppression of women in Iran’ The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced in […]
Read More...In echo of Cold War, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus rights campaigners
October 11, 2022 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
(2nd UPDATE) ‘The Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honor three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful co-existence in the neighbor countries Belarus, Russia, and, Ukraine,” says Committee Chair Berit Reiss-Andersen In echo of Cold War, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus rights campaigners OSLO, Finland – Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, […]
Read More...Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize A jailed Belarus activist and two groups from Ukraine and Russia have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for championing human rights and democracy. The decision to honour Ales Bialiatsky, Russia’s Memorial and the Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties (CCL) is a rebuff to two authoritarian leaders. […]
Read More...Ales Bialiatski: Who is the Nobel Peace Prize winner?
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ales Bialiatski: Who is the Nobel Peace Prize winner? Mr Bialiatski, 60, is the founder of the country’s Viasna (Spring) Human Rights Centre, which was set up in 1996 in response to a brutal crackdown of street protests by Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Viasna provided support for the jailed demonstrators and their families, documenting […]
Read More...Nobel Peace Prize: Moment NGO told on the phone it has won award
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Nobel Peace Prize: Moment NGO told on the phone it has won award The Ukrainian-based Center for Civil Liberties has been jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, alongside Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and the Russian civil liberties group Memorial. Olav Njoelstad, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, called Oleksandra Romantsova, the general manager […]
Read More...Leading priest predicts the end of celibacy in the Catholic Church
January 24, 2012 · By PATRICK COUNIHAN, IrishCentral Staff Writer
A leading missionary priest has claimed that celibacy will soon be a thing of the past – and described it as a ‘business arrangement’ for the Catholic Church.
Read More...The Christmas That Has Yet to Come
December 14, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Christmas is about birth, new beginnings, new life and it is a time to think about the dignity and value of our own life and others. It’s a special time to honor and help needy children. The best Christmas story is like that of the Holy Family seeking shelter from the cruel weather and the […]
Read More...Nobel Peace Prize awarded to China dissident Liu Xiaobo
October 8, 2010 ·
Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has been named the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Making the announcement in Oslo, the head of the Norwegian Nobel committee said Mr Liu was “the foremost symbol” of the human rights struggle in China.
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