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Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was beaten and arrested in Iran on Friday while addressing a crowd in the city of Mashhad, according to her family. “If they intend to hurt her, I don’t see any positive outcome,” says Hamid Reza Mohammadi, a brother, speaking to TIME from Oslo. “The biggest concern I have is her health.”

María Corina Machado emerged from her hiding place aboard a small fishing boat in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. “It’s me, María!” she shouted.

Hours after being freed from a Belarusian prison under a US deal, dissident Ales Bialiatski vowed to continue his fight for democracy from exile and told AFP his Nobel Peace Prize saved him from the worst treatment in prison.

The Nobel Prize stands as one of the world’s highest recognitions of human achievement, celebrating excellence that has reshaped societies, advanced knowledge and inspired generations.