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The Nobel Committee in Oslo announces the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 as Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa and Russian journalist and newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov. SOUNDBITE
Dmitry Muratov, chief editor of Russia's leading independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, arrives to give a press statement after winning the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his work in promoting freedom of expression. IMAGES
Images show the building housing the headquarters of Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose founder Dmitry Muratov won the Novel Peace Prize on Friday for his fight for freedom of expression in Russia. IMAGES
Women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi's Nobel peace prize win pays tribute to the courage of Iranian women in the face of reprisals and harrassment, the United Nations says. The award "really highlights the courage and determination of the women of Iran and how they are an inspiration to the world", UN human rights office spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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
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