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NewsAlert: Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 5, 2018 | 3:15 AM

STOCKHOLM — The widely anticipated Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded this year to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad.

Mukwege is a Congolese gynecologist who specializes in the treatment of women who have been gang-raped by rebel forces.

Nadia Muradis a Yazidi Kurdish human rights activist from Iraq.

More to come.

The Associated Press

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