Nobel

• De eerste Nobelprijsuitreiking sinds president Trump begin dit jaar het bestuur van curatoren hervormde, zal plaatsvinden waarbij nieuwe benoemingen invloed hebben op de selecties. • De wijzigingen zijn erop gericht de prijzen af te stemmen op Amerikaanse prioriteiten, wat leidde tot een internationaal debat over politisering. • Deze verschuiving is van belang voor de 'soft power' van de VS en zou toekomstige keuzes voor laureaten voor vrede en economie kunnen veranderen.

Terwijl de mensenrechtenvoorvechter in een ziekenhuis in Teheran wordt behandeld na overplaatsing vanuit de gevangenis van Zanjan, eisen prijswinners haar vrijlating.

De geschriften van Narges Mohammadi, die 14 keer is gearresteerd vanwege haar activisme, bieden een schokkend inzicht in de behandeling.

Authorities investigate Florent Montaclair over award given to himself and others including Noam ChomskyAt a ceremony at the French national assembly attended by Nobel prize winners, former government ministers, MPs, decorated scientists and academics, all attention was on a previously unknown literature professor.Florent Montaclair, then 46, a balding, bespectacled figure in an ill-fitting suit and rosé-coloured shirt, was receiving the 2016 Gold Medal of Philology - the study of linguistics – from an international society of the same name. Continue reading...

Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyersThe family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body weight of almost 20kg (44lb).The 54-year-old human rights activist, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel peace prize while in prison, had been released for health reasons in 2024. She was re-arrested in December 2025 during the memorial service of a fellow human rights activist and is being held in Zanjan central prison, in north-west Iran. Continue reading...