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2022 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients

• Ales Bialiatski – Belarus
• Memorial Organization – Russia
• Center for Civil Liberties – Ukraine

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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2022 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients

• Ales Bialiatski – Belarus
• Memorial Organization – Russia
• Center for Civil Liberties – Ukraine

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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Italy's highest military award is the Military Order of Italy (Ordine Militare d'Italia)

Last awarded: 26 February 2015

First awarded: 26 June 1857

Established: 29 January 1856

Status: Currently awarded

Presented by: The monarch of the United Kingdom

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On 15 January 2026, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina presented her physical Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office.

She was officially awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.

Additional Information:

A Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others.

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The Falkland Islands  are disputed between the United Kingdom and Argentina,

They are located in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Also known as the Malvinas Islands

Argentina refers to them as the Islas Malvinas.

The dispute led to the Falklands War in 1982.

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• Winner: Abdulrazak Gurnah
  • Award: Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
  • Presented by: The Swedish Academy
  • Recognition: For “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee.”

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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The Order of Cloud and Banner was the most prestigious military award of China.

It was instituted on June 15, 1935

It was mainly awarded during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).

The award was discontinued after 1949

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The International Committee of the Red Cross was declared the winner of the Peace Prize both in 1917 and in 1944. 

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering how the immune system decides what to attack or protect.

Additional Information: 

American Scientists Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun were awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2024

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The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award a British soldier can receive.

The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria.

Additional information:

France’s highest military award is: the Legion of Honour

Britain’s highest military award is: the Victoria Cross

India’s highest military award is: Param Vir Chakra

Japan’s highest military award is: The Order of the Rising Sun

Pakistan’s highest military award is: Nishan-i-Haider

US’s highest military award is: the Medal of Honour

Israel's highest military award of is: the Medal of Valour

Belgium's highest military award is: the Military Cross