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Jailed activist Narges Mohammadi decries "tyrannical" Iranian regime in No
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A strong message against the "tyrannical" and "despotic religious government" of Iran echoed in Oslo on Sunday, as the children of jailed Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi delivered her message while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf, New York Times reported.
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice in Georgia
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In May, the Centre announced that the former first lady was diagnosed with dementia.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi goes on hunger strike again
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Jailed Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has started a hunger strike in prison, protesting against the limits on medical care for her and other inmates, as well as the obligation for women to wear the hijab in Iran, Al Jazeera reported on Monday citing the Nobel laureate's family.
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Nobel Peace Prize: Know who is Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian activist jail
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Mohammadi (51), who has been a defiant voice for women's rights in Iran, has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison and has been banned from seeing her husband and children.
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
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DR Congo's Nobel Laureate Denis Mukwege announces presidential bid
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of Democratic Republic of Congo, Denis Mukwege has declared bid for the presidential polls that are slated to take place in December, reported Al Jazeera.
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Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of last tax evasion charge
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In the latest legal victory for the Philippine Nobel Peace laureate, veteran journalist Maria Ressa was acquitted of tax evasion charges, CNN reported on Tuesday citing news site Rappler.
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Defying oppression, Afghan woman wins World Peace Prize in Sweden
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amid the curbs imposed by the oppressive Taliban regime, Nargis Mommand Hassanzai, an Afghan woman has clinched the 2023 World Peace Prize in Sweden for her resolute commitment to human rights, Khaama Press reported.
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Hyderabad: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi participates in Gr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of "Bachpan Bachao Andolan" Kailash Satyarthi participated in the "Green India Challenge" and planted saplings along Green India founder and Rajya Sabha MP Joginipalli Santosh Kumar at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) campus, Gachi
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PM Modi attends closing ceremony of Gita Press' centenary celebrations in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended the closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations of Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 awardee, publisher Gita Press here.
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"Congress has always been against Hindus": Anurag Thakur amid Gita Press r
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 will be conferred on Gita Press of Gorakhpur, in recognition of its "outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods, the Ministry of Culture said on Sunday.
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"Descendants of accidental Hindu not able to digest honor given to Gita Pr
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday hit out at the Congress party over its criticism of Centre's decision to select Gita Press for the Gandhi Peace Prize award for 2021, saying the descendants of "accidental Hindu are not able to digest the honour" given to the Gorakhpur-based publisher
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