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#NobelPeacePrize
We mourn the loss of Martti Ahtisaari,
#NobelPeacePrize
laureate 2008. The former Finnish President was awarded the prize for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts.
📷Ken Opprann / The Nobel Foundation
What a wonderful day at the
#FreedomofExpressionConference
at the Nobel Peace Center!
Thank you to our speakers, Dmitry Muratov,
@mariaressa
, our partners and everyone watching from all over the world🕊
The two journalists
@mariaressa
and Dmitry Muratov was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
📷1: Rolex Dela Pena / EPA / NTB
📷2: Mikhail Metzel / TASS / Sipa USA /NTB
"I will do my best to read the lecture the way she would have done it" says Kiana Rahmani, daughter of
#NobelPeacePrize
laureate
@freenargesmhmd
.
We sat down with Kiana the day before the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Oslo, where she will be reading the lecture for her mother👇
Excerpt of announcement from the Norwegian Nobel Committee:
1/3 "Woman. She fights for women against systematic discrimination and oppression.
#nobelpeaceprize
#NargesMohammadi
Today we had the pleasure to welcome Belarusian human rights activist and politician, Svetlana
@Tsihanouskaya
. Guided by our Director
@KjerstiFlogstad
.
«I am very glad a center like this exists as an inspiration to young people who want to fight for freedom and democracy.»
Yesterday, people rushing to work in Oslo got a break from the November darkness: The Norwegian Girls Choir performed John Lennon’s “Imagine” in front of a poster with peace messages from
@yokoono
:
"THINK PEACE – ACT PEACE – SPREAD PEACE – IMAGINE PEACE – PEACE is POWER".
“With ceremonies like the Nobel Peace Prize we give girls a voice. Girls who are experiencing sexual violence.” - 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
@NadiaMuradBasee
#NobelPeacePrize2018
"At its core, Medemer is a covenant of peace that seeks unity in our common humanity. It pursues peace by practicing the values of love, forgiveness, reconciliation, and inclusion." 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
@AbiyAhmedAli
#NobelPeacePrize
#NobelPeaceCenter
#Humanity
Meet Fawzia Koofi (
@FawziaKoofi77
). First woman deputy speaker of parliament in
#Afghanistan
. She is a lawmaker, author, and outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, democracy, and moderate Islam. Koofi will join
#OsloPax
2020! Will you?
Fawzia Koofi at the
#NobelPeaceConference
#WomanLifeFreedom
✊ Watch the recording of the conference here:
«It's not about the restriction, it's about the feeling of being less than a human. Being controlled for your gender. That's inhuman. It's beyond
Over 270 Nobel laureates, journalists, climate and human rights activists & other experts are supporting
@mariaressa
& Dmitry Muratov’s 10-point plan to
#ReclaimOurRights
and rein in Big Tech.
Find out more:
#NobelPrizeSummit
"We are a movement for rationality. For democracy. For freedom from fear. We are representative of the moral majority: the billions of people who choose life over death, who together will see the end of nuclear weapons." Closing words by
@BeaFihn
#NobelPeacePrize
lecture
10 years ago today, 77 people were killed in the twin terror attacks in Oslo and at
#Ut
øya. Three days later, more than 150.000 people gathered outside the Nobel Peace Center in a rose ceremony, to remember the dead and to take stand against terrorism.
#neverforget
.
@NadiaMuradBasee
’s message to youth: “You can use your voice. You can rescue people like us from violence. Raise your voices- from everywhere in the world!”
#NobelPeacePrize2018
Hope needs a plan - and we have one! Right now at the
#NobelPrizeSummit
@mariaressa
is discussing how to operationalize the 10 point plan to
#ReclaimOurRights
and rein in Big Tech with a panel of experts.
Read more here:
Who is
#AlesBialiatski
? Why are six people from the human rights organization Viasna imprisoned in
#Belarus
? And what is a political prisoner, really? Our Museum Educator Miriam tells you what you need to know!
@viasna96
.
@rockhall
of Fame legend
@rogerwaters
, is visiting Oslo and the Nobel Peace Center, Aug 13th - Don't miss out on a unique opportunity to hear Waters talk about his music, his ongoing tour "Us + Them", and his political views.
#RogerWaters
#Visitpeace
Read Natalia Sobrino Saeb's winner-essay – written for a competition launched by the Ignitor Fellowship Programme at the Nobel Peace Center. The fellowship works to honour youth who are committed to promoting democracy and dialogue👏
Today, Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Mpilo Tutu died aged 90. Tutu is a major inspiration for our focus on dialogue and we mourn his death. We send our deepest condolences.
🕊
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honour three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful co-existence in the neighbour countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine." Said Berit Reiss Andersen at the announcement today.
Free Narges now!
@Malala
,
@mariaressa
, Shirin Ebadi,
@NadiaMuradBasee
, and many other award winners, intellectuals, politicians, and public figures have united to demand freedom for Narges Mohammadi.
Join us in the fight for her freedom!
Take action: write “Free Narges” on
Step into
@Yokoono
's creative universe. The exhibition YOKO ONO - PEACE is POWER includes some of the artists most famous participatory works, inviting visitors to engage in their creation by following the artist’s own instructions. Read more↓
#YokoOno
"The devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has taught us that nuclear weapons are so dangerous, (...) that they must never, ever, be used again" - Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee introducing
#ICAN
@nuclearban
#NobelPeacePrize
lecture
3 days until the announcement of the
#NobelPeacePrize
! The day before the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 2022, we sat down with the representatives for the laureates and asked them what peace means to them🕊
What would your answer be?
@avalaina
@ccl_ua
@hrc_memorial
@viasna96
Announcing a new partnership with
@PlayCraftLearn
and
@G4C
to bring you Active Citizen, an epic new
#MinecraftEdu
learning experience. Walk in the shoes of Nobel Peace Prize laureates and learn the skills needed to make positive change.
Start your journey:
You will probably spot some white flags with different words and messages if you stroll through Karl Johan Street these days.
The flags are connected to the exhibition YOKO ONO – PEACE is POWER, showing at the Nobel Peace Center. At the same time, Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree has popped
"Freedom of expression and freedom of information help to ensure an informed public. These rights are crucial prerequisites for democracy and protect against war and conflict."
– Berit Reiss-Andersen
Congratulations, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov!
#NobelPeacePrize
"I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear annihilation." - Martin Luther King Jr.
#NobelPeacePrize
1964
#MLKDay
☮️
This quote was meant for you,
@nuclearban
&
@ICAN_Norge
!
On 7 October, the
#NobelPeacePrize
for 2022 will be announced. Last year
@mariaressa
and Dmitry Muratov was awarded the prize for their fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia🕊
Who do you think will be announced as the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate(s)?
Today is the last day to submit nominations for the 2019
#NobelPeacePrize
!
All living persons and active organizations are eligible candidates. You can read more about the nomination process here:
(Photo: The Norwegian Nobel Institute)
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are coming to Oslo to take part in the Nobel Peace Center’s Freedom of Expression Conference on 2 September👏 Register for the digital conference through this link👇
@mariaressa
@novaya_gazeta
@rapplerdotcom
Today is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, and heads of states are attending an event about nuclear disarmament at the
@UN
General Assembly. Will you tweet some encouragement to countries in order to make them sign the
#nuclearban
?
#banthebomb
The new Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad
@NadiaMuradBasee
refused to accept the social codes that require women to remain silent and ashamed of the abuses to which they have been subjected. She has shown uncommon courage.
#NobelPeacePrize
#nobelpeaceprize2018
Natallia Pinchuk, Wife of Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2022 (currently imprisoned in Belarus), and her call for supporting political prisoners✊
At the
#NobelPeaceConference
2023:
#HumanRightsHeroes
Watch live:
GOOD NEWS OF THE WEEK: The number of executions carried out across the world, was record-low in 2020. This is the lowest number since 1979.
1977 Nobel Peace Prize Winner,
@amnesty
International, marks 60 years and continues its fight against death penalty.
I had very limited time with
@AbiyAhmedAli
. So, I focused on documenting the political changes implemented by the laureate, and how he has positioned himself to lead his country, said
@finbarroreilly
when asked about the Nobel-assignment.
#NobelPeaceCenter
Today,
#NargesMohammadi
,
#NobelPeacePrize
laureate 2023, called her father and joyfully said:
1/2 "Yesterday was one of the best and most glorious days in prison for all of us. The women's ward was filled with happiness, singing, and the chant 'Woman, Life, Freedom.'"
The Nobel Peace Prize has already had a big impact on the work of the
@WFP
. Donations spiked the day the prize was announced.
Read this week's good news here:
#Goodnewsoftheweek
#NobelPeacePrize
«I want to ask the right questions so we can start to look for answers.
How can we make human rights relevant once more?»
Oleksandra Matviichuk at the
#nobelpeaceprizeceremony
@avalaina
@ccl_ua
Nobel Peace Prize laureates
@mariaressa
&
#dmitrymuratov
launch plan to tackle ‘existential threat’ of Big Tech’s business model on democracy, endorsed by 11 Nobel laureates, experts and civil society globally. Read the declaration here:
#PeopleVsBigTech
29 Nobel Peace Prize laureates were present at the first World Meeting on
#HumanFraternity
this weekend. In his message to the meeting, Pope Francis,
@Pontifex
reminded that "the feeling of fraternity uniting us is stronger than hatred and violence".
📸Maria Butler,
@NobelWomen
These remarkable women’s rights acrivists from Iran, Syria, Yemen and Libya invite you to listen to their stories and discuss with them at the Nobel Peace Center tonight at 18:00. Welcome!
#OWRI
#Nobeldebatt
We stand in solidarity with the people of
#Ukraine
. With our current Peace Prize Exhibition focusing on freedom of press, we also want to express our support for journalists on the ground and urge everyone to seek true information.
#StandWithUkraine
Photo: Jonas Walzberg/dpa
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
! Today we are celebrating the two Nobel Peace Prize laureates Wangari Maathai and
@Malala
Yousafzai. Two inspiring individuals who changed the world and paved the way for others to speak up and do good for our planet🌏
@MalalaFund
@PlayCraftLearn
Official Launch of the Free Narges Coalition 🕊️
Today, at the Nobel Peace Conference, we’re proud to launch the Free Narges Coalition in support of 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who remains unjustly imprisoned for her courageous activism. 🕊️
@nargesfnd
Watch
#NargesMohammadi
’s family speak about the
#NobelPeacePrize
2023🕊
Kiana and Ali has not seen their mother in 8 years and Narges was forbidden to call them from prison two years ago. Read more about
@freenargesmhmd
here👇
Join us for a virtual screening of the Oscar nominated documentary «HUNGER WARD», followed by a conversation between Head of
@WFP
David Beasley (
@WFPChief
) and director Skye Fitzgerald.
FREE RSVP:
#YemenCantWait
#HungerWard
The
@WFP
is reaching over 1/3 of
#Yemen
's population with emergency food assistance. The numbers are staggering. But behind the statistics are people. Millions of innocent people bear the brunt of the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
#NobelPeacePrize