The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner as Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist imprisoned by Iran's regime, Ednews reports citing I24 news.
The Nobel Peace Prize recipient was chosen by the five-member committee, which can consist of national parliament members, government leaders, previous laureates, professors in select fields, and directors of research centers specializing in peace and international affairs.
Some of the top nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize were reported to be Narges Mohammadi; Mahbouba Seraj, an Afghan women’s rights activist; Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s representative to the United Nations; the environmentalists Greta Thunberg and the Ugandan Vanessa Nakate.