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The head of Norway's Nobel Committee, Breit Reiss-Andersen, announces that the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to Belarusian human rights activist, Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organisation, Memorial, and Ukrainian human rights organisation, The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL). SOUNDBITE
Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
Sometimes a Nobel Peace Prize is like buying someone a too-small dress, as an incentive to lose the weight to fit the dress. It's a nice idea, but it ends up getting ugly. Greg Shapiro explains.
Women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi's Nobel peace prize win pays tribute to the courage of Iranian women in the face of reprisals and harrassment, the United Nations says. The award "really highlights the courage and determination of the women of Iran and how they are an inspiration to the world", UN human rights office spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to imprisoned Iranian women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, "for her fight against the opression of women in Iran", and "freedom for all" announces the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).