Oleg Orlov, co-chair of Nobel Peace Prize winning group, sentenced to 30 months in jail in Russia
The 70-year-old human rights advocate was convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army in an article where he..
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The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine and Literature. Since March 1901, it has been awarded annually to those who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". The Oxford Dictionary of Contemporary History describes it as "the most prestigious prize in the world".
The 70-year-old human rights advocate was convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army in an article where he..