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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisoners
Belarusian authorities have freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washingto...

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Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel Prize while behind bars, is freed from prison in Belarus
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi Forcibly Arrested in Iran
Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski describes Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski arrived for an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, direct from a dentist appointment.

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Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate and opposition figures as U.S. lifts sanctions
Belarus frees Nobel Prize winner, opposition figure as US lifts sanctions
Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US
"Thousands of people have been and continue to be imprisoned ... So our struggle continues," he said in his first public comments in the three years since he won the award.

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Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions
Belarus Frees Nobel Prize Laureate, Other Prominent Political Prisoners As U.S. Lifts Sanctions

A Controversial Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado supports the use of force to overthrow her country’s government.

How María Corina Machado got to Norway to get her Nobel Peace Prize

Florida-based Grey Bull Rescue Foundation leader said his group was behind the operation, saying Machado is “overwhelmingly the highest-profile person we’ve rescued.”

Nobel Peace Prize committee condemns "brutal" arrest of Iranian laureate Narges Mohammadi

Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was arrested in a "brutal" manner in Iran and must be released immediately, the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prize,
The Express Tribune

Dissident says Nobel Prize 'saved' him

Hours after being freed from a Belarusian prison under a US deal, dissident Ales Bialiatski vowed to continue his fight for democracy from exile and told AFP his Nobel Peace Prize saved him from the worst treatment in prison.

Today is Nobel Prize Day: Champions of knowledge and peace: Understanding the spirit

The Nobel Prize stands as one of the world’s highest recognitions of human achievement, celebrating excellence that has reshaped societies, advanced knowledge and inspired generations.
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