Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." Alfred Nobel's will stated that the prize should be awarded by a... read more
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Jailed Turkish publisher nominated for Nobel prize
From Big News Network Dated 3 February 2012 Members from the Swedish Parliament nominate imprisoned Turkish publisher and human rights defender Rag?p Zarakolu for the Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination comes amid a debate over the prize's ...
Dalai Lama visa case dismissed
From The Nation (Pakistan) Dated 3 February 2012 CAPE TOWN - A South African court on Friday dismissed a case brought by two opposition parties challenging the government’s failure to grant the Dalai Lama a visa last year. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader had sought a visa to attend...
Sweden questions basis of Nobel Prize selection
From Big News Network Dated 3 February 2012 Nobel Peace Prize has been going to the "wrong" type of people, like human rights campaigners and environmentalists, in violation of prize founder Alfred Nobel's will. The issue has ...
Investigation into Nobel Peace Prize
From United Press International Dated 2 February 2012 STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Swedish officials are investigating an author's claims that the Norwegian Nobel Committee has not been honoring Alfred Nobel's last wishes, officials say.
Nobel Peace Prize Jury Under Investigation
From Common Dreams News & Views Dated 2 February 2012 Today marks the 2012 deadline for nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but as the prize committee meets this year to discuss what individual or group has "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for...
Nobel Peace Prize Jury Under Investigation
From Common Dreams News & Views Dated 2 February 2012 Today marks the 2012 deadline for nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but as the prize committee meets this year to discuss what individual or group has "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for...
Nobel Peace Prize Jury Under Investigation
From Kansas City Infozine Dated 2 February 2012 "The original purpose of the prize was to diminish the role of military power in international relations."
Nobel jury under formal investigation
From Pittsburgh Entertainment Dated 2 February 2012 Nobel Peace Prize officials were facing a formal inquiry over accusations they have drifted away from the prize's original selection criteria by choosing such winners as President Obama, as the nomination deadline for the 2012 awards closed Wednesday.
Peace prize officials face inquiry
From Philadelphia Daily News Dated 2 February 2012 STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Nobel Peace Prize officials were facing a formal inquiry over accusations that they have drifted away from the prize's original selection criteria by choosing such winners as President Obama, as the nomination deadline for the 2012 awards...
Selection for Nobel Peace Prize faces scrutiny
From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dated 2 February 2012 STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Nobel Peace Prize officials were facing a formal inquiry over accusations that they have drifted away from the prize's original selection criteria by choosing such winners as President Barack Obama, as the nomination deadline for the 2012...
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