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| Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist, inventor of dynamite and prize giver. (photo: Library of Congress) |
02 February 12
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nomination deadline for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize closed Wednesday
amid renewed criticism that the award committee has drifted away from
the selection criteria established by prize founder Alfred Nobel.
Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina,
jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Cuban
rights activists Oswaldo Paya and Yoani Sanchez are among the
candidates who have been publicly announced by those who nominated
them.
The secretive prize committee doesn't discuss
nominations - which have to be postmarked by Feb. 1 to be valid - but
stresses that being nominated doesn't say anything about a
candidate's chances.
Its choices often spark debate - the world rarely
agrees on who's most deserving of the $1.5 million award - but this
year the committee is facing criticism even before the deliberations
have begun.
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