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Nobel Prize Winners Don’t Get a Heads-Up

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By: Mack Liederman and Jonathan Wolfe
9 October 2026 at 11:34
Navi Pillay wasn’t the first Nobel laureate that the prize committees have struggled to reach. Many weren’t even awake when the news broke.

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The winners of the Nobel Prizes remain a secret, even to the winners themselves until shortly before the public announcement.

Navi Pillay, a South African Human Rights Lawyer, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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By: Jonathan Wolfe and Nick Cumming-Bruce
9 October 2026 at 13:57
A U.N. commission led by Ms. Pillay that investigated the war in Gaza found last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians.

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Navi Pillay was recognized β€œfor her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday.

So you’re getting a Nobel Prize? Don’t expect a heads-up.

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By: Mack Liederman and Jonathan Wolfe
9 October 2026 at 10:25
The calls for

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The winners of the Nobel Prizes remain a secret, even to the winners themselves until shortly before the public announcement.
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