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"Shame on you" is the message that Bosnian Muslim associations from the 1990's war are sending to the Swedish Academy on a giant billboard in central Sarajevo. Bosnian Muslim associations have denounced the decision of the Swedish Academy to grant the Nobel Prize to the Austrian writer Peter Handke because of his pro-Serb position on the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. IMAGES
Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk wins the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize and Austrian Peter Handke the 2019 prize. Olga Tokarczuk, considered the most talented Polish novelist of her generation, has a string of bestsellers to her name and a style that blends the real with the mystical. Handke is a novelist, playwright and translator that the Swedish Academy praised for his "influential work". SOUNDBITE
Sancar, among three scientists to win the 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, says he hopes the world can come to a "scientific" approach to peace in Syria. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
William Campbell, who shared half the prize for discovering a new drug to treat parasitic diseases says it's "thrilling to be part of this team that won the Nobel Prize." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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
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