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The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to imprisoned Iranian women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, "for her fight against the opression of women in Iran", and "freedom for all" announces the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. IMAGES
Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
The Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme says it is an "emotional moment" after the organisation was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, with the coronavirus pandemic pushing millions more into hunger. SOUNDBITE
The executive-director of the WFP, David Beasley, says he is 'speechless' and 'can't believe it' after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in a video published on Twitter. SOUNDBITE
The World Food Programme is deeply honoured by its Nobel Peace Prize win, a spokesman says, describing it as "a proud moment". SOUNDBITE
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