Zineb El Rhazoui, a former journalist for Franco-Moroccan Charlie Hebdo, is on the list of nominees for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize revealed by Reuters on Sunday, January 31.
Placed under police protection since the attacks of January 2015 and regularly threatened with death, she is "
one of the most protected women in France
".
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Writer, winner of the Simone Veil Prize in 2019 and human rights activist, Zineb El Rhazoui has been fighting a fierce fight for freedom of expression and against Islamism for several years.
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Several personalities were enthusiastic about the appointment of the activist on Twitter, such as the deputies Alexandre Freschi and Éric Ciotti or the business leader Laurence Parisot.
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One year before the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in October, the candidates are submitted to the institutions responsible for choosing the winner (s).
Only certain people, such as national parliamentarians, emeritus professors of history or international relations or former Nobel Peace Prize winners are entitled to propose names.
While nominations are normally required to remain secret for 50 years, the initiators of the nominations may choose to reveal their choices to the public.
Thus, this year, we know that the environmental activist Greta Thunberg, the Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny, the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange or the former American president Donald Trump have been proposed.
Next October, a 5-person committee elected by the Norwegian Parliament will have to unanimously nominate the prize winner (s).
