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Malala and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize | |
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Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi have won the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
At 17, Malala is the youngest recipient of the prize. | At 17, Malala is the youngest recipient of the prize. |
The teenager was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in October 2012 for campaigning for girls' education. | |
The Nobel committee said the pair were awarded the prize "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people". | |
Mr Satyarthi, 60, has maintained the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and headed various forms of peaceful protests, "focusing on the grave exploitation of children for financial gain," the committee said. | |
This year's record number of 278 nominees included Pope Francis and Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, although the full list was kept a secret. |