Nobel Prize11 May 2026Ailing Iranian Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transferIranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.11 May 20263 May 2026Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as brother fears she is dyingHer family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health. 3 May 20262 Apr 2026Iranian Nobel laureate suffered suspected heart attack in prison, family saysNarges Mohammadi's brother says he fears her life is in imminent danger and she needs to be transferred to a hospital.2 Apr 20268 Feb 2026Iranian Nobel laureate handed further prison sentence, lawyer saysNarges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten.8 Feb 202616 Jan 2026Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to TrumpTrump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect". 16 Jan 202612 Jan 2026Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at the White HouseMachado, the winner of 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, had offered to share the honour with Trump, an award the president has long coveted.12 Jan 202615 Dec 2025Iranian Nobel laureate taken to hospital after 'violent arrest', family saysNarges Mohammadi told her family in a phone call that she was beaten on the head and neck by plainclothes agents in Mashhad last week.15 Dec 202513 Dec 2025A backstreet abortion nearly killed her. It became a story that shaped the rest of her lifeWriter Annie Ernaux - whose work fearlessly examines her own life - went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.13 Dec 202512 Dec 2025Behind the scenes of Nobel Peace Prize winner interviewThe BBC's Lucy Hockings explains how emotions were running high when María Corina Machado greeted her supporters ahead of their interview in Oslo.12 Dec 2025...
