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2024 Nobel Peace Prize For Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors

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The Facts

  • The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Japan's atomic bomb survivor (hibakusha) group Nihon Hidankyo for its efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

  • The Norwegian Nobel committee Friday said that Nihon Hidankyo had shown through witness testimony that "nuclear weapons must never be used again.”

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