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Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad says being selected as the co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize came as a "surprise" and "great honour" and at the same time comes with "great responsibility." The 25 year old was speaking during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad win the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world. SOUNDBITE
The Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege returns in DR Congo for the first time after recieving his Nobel Peace Prize. IMAGES
The anti-nuclear weapons group the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. IMAGES
Women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi's Nobel peace prize win pays tribute to the courage of Iranian women in the face of reprisals and harrassment, the United Nations says. The award "really highlights the courage and determination of the women of Iran and how they are an inspiration to the world", UN human rights office spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
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