The Nobel Peace Prize has been given to one individual and two organisations.

Ales Bialiatski - a human rights advocate from Belarus - takes the award along with Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation the Center for Civil Liberties.

The winners were announced by Norwegian Nobel Committee Chair Berit Reiss-Andersen from the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.

The winners "demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy", the chair said.

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