Nobel peace prize winner announced The winner of the Nobel peace prize 2023 is Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her efforts to promote human rights and freedom for all. Here"s a summary of the announcement of the 2023 Nobel peace prize Last year’s Nobel peace prize winner, Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Centre for Civil Liberties in Ukraine, says Ukraine’s future depends on the success of those fighting for freedom in Iran. Narges Mohammadi’s brother, Hamidreza, said he is overjoyed after waking up to the news of his sister’s Nobel peace prize. “We hope it will be safer for those in Iran. The situation there is very dangerous, activists there can lose their lives,” he told Norwegian broadcaster NRK. Describing waking up to the news of his sister’s award, he said: “The joy is so great. I am so happy on behalf of Narges.” The Nobel peace prize laureates this year and in recent years demonstrate that “democracy is in decline”, says the Nobel committee chair. By awarding the prize to Mohammadi, the committee hopes to send a signal to the Iranian government to “listen to your own people”. Naming Mohammadi as this year’s winner is “first and foremost a recognition of a whole movement in Iran with its undisputed leader Narges Mohammadi,” says the Nobel committee. The winner of the Nobel peace prize 2023 is announced in Oslo as Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her efforts to promote human rights and freedom for all. Last year"s Nobel peace prize winner says Ukraine"s future depends on the success of those fighting for freedom in Iran Oleksandra Matviichuk, the head of the Centre for Civil Liberties in Ukraine, which won the Nobel peace prize last year, said: I welcome the Nobel committee’s decision to award the Nobel peace prize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran. We live in a very interconnected world. Right now, people in Iran are fighting for freedom. Our future depends on their success. It is more than obvious for Ukraine. I live in Kyiv, which is regularly bombarded by Russian missiles and Iranian drones. If authoritarian regimes cooperate, then people fighting for freedom have to support each other much more strongly. Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary general, who was also tipped for the prize, commended Mohammadi’s bravery, adding: “Human rights and freedom for all are fundamental for peace.” Suzanne Nossel, the CEO of PEN America, said Mohammadi’s win was “unbelievable”, describing her as “fearless”. Mohammadi"s brother says "I am so happy on behalf of Narges" Narges Mohammadi’s brother, Hamidreza, has said is overjoyed after waking up to the news of his sister’s Nobel peace prize. He told the Norwegian broadcaster NRK that he hopes the prize will make activists’ lives safer in Iran. “We hope it will be safer for those in Iran. The situation there is very dangerous, activists there can lose their lives,” he said. Describing waking up to the news of his sister’s award, he said: “The joy is so great. I am so happy on behalf of Narges.” He said he doesn’t know whether she will get the news immediately, but that perhaps somebody will tell her in prison. She may never get out of prison, he said. “It is difficult to say that she can be released, under this regime.” Mohammadi has been imprisoned 13 times and convicted five times. In total, she has been sentenced to 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. "Democracy is in decline" says Nobel committee chair, urging the Iranian government to "listen to your own people" The Nobel peace prize laureates this year and in recent years demonstrate that “democracy is in decline”, says Nobel committee chair Reiss-Andersen. By awarding the prize to Mohammadi, the committee hopes to send a signal to the Iranian government to “listen to your own people”, she adds. Nobel committee says naming Mohammadi as peace prize winner is "a recognition of a whole movement" Reiss-Andersen says that by naming Mohammadi as this year’s winner, it is “first and foremost a recognition of a whole movement in Iran with its undisputed leader Narges Mohammadi”. She adds: “We hope that it is an encouragement to continue their work in which ever form this movement finds to be fitting.” Asked how she will physically be awarded the prize in December, she says she hopes that the Iranian government will make “the right decision” by releasing her to receive the prize. But, she says, they have a few months to plan logistics. When last year’s wave of protests became known to the political prisoners being held in Tehran, “once again” Mohammadi started organising her inmates, says Reiss-Andersen, adding that she managed to smuggle out an article that was published in the New York Times. She has ensured that the protests “have not ebbed out”. “In awarding her this year’s Nobel peace prize, the Nobel committee wishes to honour her courageous struggle for human rights and democracy in Iran,” says Reiss-Andersen. She says it also recognises the many others who have protested against the regime and its targeting of women. “Only by embracing equal rights for all can the world achieve the fraternity of relations that Alfred Nobel sought to promote.” “Woman, life, freedom”, says Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, arriving at the lectern, repeating the slogan of Iranian protesters. Her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal cost. altogether the regime has arrested her 13 times convicted her five times and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. Ms Mohammadi is still in prison as I speak. More from the Nobel peace prize on the just-announced 2023 laureate: Narges Mohammadi’s brave struggle has come with tremendous personal costs. The Iranian regime has arrested her 13 times, convicted her five times, and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. Mohammadi is still in prison. 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