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Greta, press freedom or Belarus opposition for Nobel Peace Prize?
The highlight of the Nobel season, the prestigious peace prize always elicits a flurry of speculation.
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers a speech during the opening plenary session of the Youth4Climate event on September 28, 2021 in Milan. (AFP/Miguel Medina)
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edia watchdogs, Belarus opposition leaders and climate campaigners such as Greta Thunberg are among those seen as contenders when the Nobel Peace Prize is announced on Friday.
The highlight of the Nobel season, the prestigious peace prize always elicits a flurry of speculation.
But predicting the winner is a giant guessing game.
There is no public shortlist, and only the number of nominations is known -- 329 this year. The nominees' identities are also kept secret for 50 years.
The image of the prestigious award has been hit hard over the past years as one of its previous laureates, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, became embroiled in a war.
Another, Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, was accused of defending the massacre of members of the Rohingya minority.
This year, experts agree there has been little progress made in peace processes around the world.
