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Agence France-Presse

Black Lives Matter, a movement that became a rallying cry after the killing by US police of an unarmed black man, has been proposed for the Nobel Peace Prize, a Norwegian MP said Saturday.
Founded in the United States in 2013, the movement received an impetus in May after George Floyd died in Minneapolis after a white policeman had knelt on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes ignoring Floyd’s pleas that he couldn’t breathe.
The incident fuelled protests in the United States that sped across the world.
“This movement has become one of the strongest global movements for working with racial injustice,” Petter Eide, a socialist lawmaker who proposed BLM for the Peace Prize, said in an interview.
Black Lives Matter: for Koreans, a reminder that racism still legal
“They have also been spread to many many countries, building up … awareness on the importance of fighting racial injustice,” he said.
Tens of thousands of people, including MPs and ministers from all countries, former Nobel laureates and distinguished academics, can propose candidates for the various Nobel prizes.
The deadline ends on Sunday.
Several other names have been mooted for the Peace Prize including controversial WikiLeaks founder and whistle-blower Julian Assange, former US president Donald Trump, media rights group RSF and a trio of Belarusian opposition leaders led by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
The Nobel prizes will be announced at the start of October. This year’s prize went to the World Food Programme, the UN food agency.


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An activist at a Black Lives Matter protest at Lafayette Park in Washington in June. Photo: AFP

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg gives a monologue on Swedish public radio, in which she talks about anti-racism protests, the Covid-19 pandemic, and climate change. Photo: AP

Demonstrators attend a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in London, Britain, June 20, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 file photo Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, of Sweden, addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters in New York. In a wide-ranging monologue on Swedish public radio, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg recounts how world leaders queued up to have their picture taken with her even as they shied away from acknowledging the grim scientific fact that time is running out to curb global warming. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)

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A protester carries an injured counter-protester to safety, near the Waterloo station in London. Photo: Reuters

Police officers are seen during a protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Paris, France June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

A banner and a U.S. flag are placed on the Monument a la Republique during a protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at the Place de la Republique square in Paris, France June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A far-right protester gestures towards police officers at Trafalgar Square in London. Photo: AP

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South Korean activists demonstrate near the US embassy in Seoul. Photo: EPA

In this Monday, May 25, 2020, frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, a Minneapolis officer kneels on the neck of a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe in Minneapolis. Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a George Floyd who died in police custody were fired Tuesday. (Darnella Frazier via AP)

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Norwegian lawmaker said he proposed group because it’s ‘one of the strongest global movements for working with racial injustice’
Other people nominated for the prize include WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former US president Donald Trump



Norwegian lawmaker said he proposed group because it’s ‘one of the strongest global movements for working with racial injustice’


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