Summary

  • Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian human rights activist, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

  • The head of the Nobel committee lauded Mohammadi's fight against the oppression of women in the country, saying she was a "freedom fighter"

  • The activist is currently serving a lengthy sentence in Tehran's notorious Evin prison - the committee said it hoped Iran would soon release her

  • Her family said the award was a "historic and profound moment for Iran's fight for freedom"

  • And Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was held in Evin jail with Mohammadi, said she was so pleased "it makes me cry"

  • The award comes after more than a year of protests in Iran spearheaded by women

Live Reporting

Edited by Alex Therrien

  1. Who are the previous winners?

    Since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 110 individuals and 30 organisations.

    Last year's award was shared between human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties, which documents alleged war crimes, and Memorial, a rights group banned in Russia.

    Other past winners have included Pakistani child educational activist Malala Yousafzai, and Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

    Some organisations have been given the award several times. The International Committee of the Red Cross has won it three times, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has won it twice.

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    Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski was sentenced to 10 years in prison earlier this year in Belarus

  2. Who could win this year?

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    Uganda's Vanessa Nakate has been suggested as a possible winner

    The short answer is we don't know - the names of the more than 350 nominees are kept sealed - but that hasn't stopped the usual feverish speculation.

    Women's rights campaigners, climate activists and international courts investigating war crimes are thought to be among those under consideration.

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been tipped on betting sites, but Nobel watchers say it's unlikely the prize would go to the leader of a country at war.

    The names of climate activists Victoria Tauli-Corpuz of the Philippines, Sweden's Greta Thunberg, Ecuador's Juan Carlos Jintiach and Uganda's Vanessa Nakate have also been making the rounds in Oslo.

    Brazilian tribal leader Raoni Metuktire, who campaigns against deforestation and for Indigenous rights and the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are also believed to be in with a shot.

    Or could it go to an organisation?

    The UN refugee agency, the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have also been mentioned as possibilities.

  3. 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced

    Alex Therrien
    Live reporter

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage as we wait to see who will be awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.

    The winner of the prestigious award for the "promotion of peace" is to be announced at 10:00 BST at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.

    More than 350 people and groups have been nominated, but in keeping with tradition their names have not been disclosed.

    Women's rights campaigners, climate activists and international courts investigating war crimes are thought to be among those under consideration.

    Stay with us for the latest updates.