The Nobel Peace Prize is often more than an award — it is a message to the world. Between 2023 and 2025, the prizes went to three very different causes, but they shared one theme: courage in standing up to power. The awardees-- Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi (2023), the Japanese survivors’ movement Nihon Hidankyo (2024), and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado (2025)-- were all recognised people who refused to give up, even when facing repression or neglect.

In 2023, the Nobel Committee chose Narges Mohammadi, a journalist and campaigner jailed many times for fighting for women’s rights and freedom of speech in Iran. From her prison cell, she continued to write and inspire others. The award gave global attention to her bravery, reminding the world that even one person’s v

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