The Nobel Peace Prize has just announced that Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia have won the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in defending press freedoms.
In its 120-year history, the Nobel Peace Prize has never rewarded independent journalism, which allows decision-makers to be held accountable and helps eliminate misinformation circulated privately on social networks.
"Accurate reports that help us stay informed and get an idea of current events in real time are essential to good public debate and democratic institutions," said Peace Research Institute Director Henrik Urdahl.
The award, which consists of a certificate and a check of ten million crowns (980,000 euros), is traditionally presented on December 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896).
After the Peace Prize, which is the only one awarded in the Norwegian capital, the Nobel season will return to Stockholm to award the Economics Prize on Monday.
Nobel Peace Prize winners in the last decade
Here is the list of winners of the last ten years of the Nobel Peace Prize:
2020-
The United Nations World Food Program, in recognition of its "efforts to fight hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict areas."
2019 -
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in recognition of his efforts to make peace with Eritrea after decades of conflict.
2018-
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, a former victim of the Islamic State, in honor of their efforts to combat sexual violence used in conflicts around the world.
2017-
The International Campaign to
Abolish
Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for its contribution to the adoption of a landmark treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
2016-
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on his commitment to end the armed conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
2015- The
Quartet that sponsors the National Dialogue in Tunisia, consisting of four civil society organizations, which saved the country's democratic transition.
These are the Tunisian General Labor Union, the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, the National Bar Association of Tunisia, and the Tunisian League for Human Rights.
2014-
Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan) and Kailash Satyarty (India) for their “struggle against the persecution of children and youth and their defense of the right of all children to education”.
2013-
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for its efforts to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction.
2012-
The European Union, as the most important project that contributed to establishing peace in a continent torn apart by two world wars.
2011-
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Lima Gbowee (Liberia) and Tawakkul Karman (Yemen) about their struggle by peaceful means for the security of women and their rights to participate in the peace process.