Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to three women
18:32, 7 October 2011
LONDON. October 7. KAZINFORM The Nobel prize for peace has been awarded jointly to three women, Yemeni activist Tawakul Karman, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her compatriot Leymah Gbowee.
Nobel chairman Thorbjrn Jagland said the women had been honoured "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work," BBC News reported.
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