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Sumiteru Taniguchi

Sumiteru Taniguchi (26 January 1929 – 30 August 2017) was a Japanese postman, atomic bomb survivor, and prominent anti-nuclear weapons activist. His life story, marked by immense physical...

August 30, 2017

China’s Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo passes away

China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo passed away in custody following a battle with cancer. He was 61. Liu was awarded...

July 13, 2017

Colombian President Juan Santos receives Nobel Prize for Peace

Colombian President Juan Santos has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 at Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Committee had selected Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the 50-year...

December 10, 2016

2016 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. He was selected for the prestigious award by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his...

October 7, 2016

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet awarded 2015 Nobel Peace Prize

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (NDQ) has been awarded prestigious 2015 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony held in Oslo, Norway. The award was collected by Trade unionist Hassine...

December 11, 2015

Nobel Peace Prize goes to European Union

The European Union (EU) won the Nobel Peace Prize for furthering peace in the continent after World War II. Why this award to EU? The award is given...

October 17, 2012