A view of a bust of Alfred Nobel outside the Norwegian Nobel Institute, where the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, in Oslo, Norway, October 6, 2023. REUTERS/ Tom Little Acquire Licensing Rights
DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed rights activist Narges Mohammadi as a biased move aimed at politicising the prize.
“The action of the Nobel Peace Committee is political move in line with the interventionist and anti-Iranian policies of some European governments,” ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said.
“The Nobel Peace committee has awarded a prize to a person convicted of repeated law violations and criminal acts, and we condemn this as biased and politically motivated,” he said in a statement carried by state media.
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