2021 Nobel Peace Prize

2021 Nobel Peace Prize
2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
	Ressa (left) and Muratov (right) "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
Date	8 October 2021 (announcement by Berit Reiss-Andersen); 10 December 2021 ; (ceremony);
Location	Oslo, Norway
Presented by	Norwegian Nobel Committee
Reward(s)	9.0 million SEK
First awarded	1901
Website	Official website

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo on 8 October 2021. Maria Ressa (b. 1963) and Dmitry Muratov (b. 1961) received the prize "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."^[1]

The formal award ceremony was held in Oslo on 10 December 2021, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. In 2020, the ceremony returned to its former venue, the Atrium of the University of Oslo Faculty of Law, after being held in Oslo City Hall during the period 1990–2019.^[2] In 2021, the ceremony returned to Oslo City Hall.^[3]

There were 329 candidates for the prize when nominations closed on 31 January 2021.^[4] The Norwegian News Agency reported earlier in 2021 that Maria Ressa had been nominated by Jonas Gahr Støre, the designated Prime Minister following the 2021 election,^[5] and many sources in Russia claim that Dmitry Muratov was nominated by Mikhail Gorbachev.^{[citation needed]}

^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2021". NobelPrize.org. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.
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[nobelprizeorg-1] "The Nobel Peace Prize 2021". NobelPrize.org. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.

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