Maria Ressa (58), is the first individual winner of a Nobel prize in any field from the Philippines. Photo: Getty ImagesFIRST FOR JOURNALISTS IN 86 YEARSThe prize is the first Nobel Peace Prize for journalists since the German Carl von Ossietzky won it in 1935 for revealing his country's secret post-war rearmament programme. Muratov, 59, is the first Russian to win the peace prize since Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990. Ressa, 58, is the first individual winner of a Nobel prize in any field from the Philippines. The Nobel Peace Prize will be presented on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, who founded the awards in his 1895 will.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 08, 2021 22:41 UTC