![Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was arch foe of ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was arch foe of ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-08/81722933857_MuhammadYunus.jpg)
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was arch foe of ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina
Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for helping lift millions from poverty.
Tue Aug 06 2024
![Nobel Peace Prize winner says Iranian people will prevail against rulers Nobel Peace Prize winner says Iranian people will prevail against rulers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-12/61702257832_TBNobelPeacejpg.jpg)
Nobel Peace Prize winner says Iranian people will prevail against rulers
Children of Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi read speech sent from jail.
Mon Dec 11 2023
![Malala Yousafzai likens Taliban's treatment of women to apartheid in Mandela lecture Malala Yousafzai likens Taliban's treatment of women to apartheid in Mandela lecture](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-12/81701839803_MalalaYousafzai.jpg)
Malala Yousafzai likens Taliban's treatment of women to apartheid in Mandela lecture
Malala Yousafzai said the Taliban's actions should be considered "gender apartheid" and that it had "in effect ... made girlhood illegal".
Wed Dec 06 2023
![Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100 Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/71701311166_TBHenryKissinger.jpg)
Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100
Henry Kissinger left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, which earned him a controversial Nobel Peace Prize.
Thu Nov 30 2023
![Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi goes on hunger strike - Activist media Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi goes on hunger strike - Activist media](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/61699334134_tbNargesMohammadi.jpg)
Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi goes on hunger strike - Activist media
Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike in protest against what she said was the jail's failure to give her access to medical care.
Tue Nov 07 2023
![Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-10/81696584709_narges.jpg)
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Mohammadi is currently serving multiple sentences in Tehran's Evin Prison amounting to about 12 years imprisonment.
Fri Oct 06 2023
![Belarus court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Bialiatski for 10 years Belarus court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Bialiatski for 10 years](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/71677845551_AlesBialiatski.jpg)
Belarus court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Bialiatski for 10 years
Ales Bialiatski was found guilty for financing protests and other crimes, in a case that rights groups say was politically motivated.
Fri Mar 03 2023
![Nobel 2022 prize season under shadow of war in Ukraine Nobel 2022 prize season under shadow of war in Ukraine](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/51664781192_Oslo.jpg)
Nobel 2022 prize season under shadow of war in Ukraine
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be revealed on October 7 in Oslo and will hold special significance this year, experts say.
Mon Oct 03 2022
![South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90 South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-12/41640503874_desmondtutu.jpg)
South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90
Tutu was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule.
Sun Dec 26 2021
![Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala marries at home in Britain Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala marries at home in Britain](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-11/61636503875_malala.jpg)
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala marries at home in Britain
Malala and her new husband Asser got married in the city of Birmingham and celebrated at home with their families.
Wed Nov 10 2021
![For Philippine media under fire, Nobel a 'shot in the arm' For Philippine media under fire, Nobel a 'shot in the arm'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/41634032671_MANILA.jpg)
For Philippine media under fire, Nobel a 'shot in the arm'
When Ressa shared the Nobel Peace Prize last week for representing press freedom, other media outlets under fire took heart.
Tue Oct 12 2021
![Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa: I'm in shock Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa: I'm in shock](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/51633685698_MANILA.jpg)
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa: "I'm in shock"
Philippines journalist Maria Ressa, who won the Nobel Peace Prize says she was stunned by the news.
Fri Oct 08 2021
![Nobel Peace Prize: Is this Greta Thunberg's year? Nobel Peace Prize: Is this Greta Thunberg's year?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/81633074758_thunberg.jpg)
Nobel Peace Prize: Is this Greta Thunberg's year?
Thunberg would be the second-youngest winner in history by a few months, after Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai.
Fri Oct 01 2021
![This year's Nobel Peace Prize draws hundreds of nominees This year's Nobel Peace Prize draws hundreds of nominees](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-03/61614655622_COVAX.jpg)
This year's Nobel Peace Prize draws hundreds of nominees
Reporters without Borders, the International Fact-Checking Network and the Committee to Protect Journalists are nominated too.
Tue Mar 02 2021
![Factbox: Aung San Suu Kyi's history, previous detentions and rise to power Factbox: Aung San Suu Kyi's history, previous detentions and rise to power](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-02/51612158855_MYANMAR.jpg)
Factbox: Aung San Suu Kyi's history, previous detentions and rise to power
Here are some facts about Suu Kyi who rode to power after a 2015 landslide election win that established Myanmar's first civilian govt.
Mon Feb 01 2021