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Which two other Nobel Peace Prize laureates were also awarded the prize while in prison or detention?

  • Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai

  • Carl von Ossietzky and Aung San Suu Kyi

  • Desmond Tutu and Rigoberta Menchú

  • Lech Wałęsa and Kofi Annan

Answer

Liu Xiaobo was the third person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while in prison or detention. The other two laureates who share this distinction are Germany's Carl von Ossietzky (1935) and Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi (1991). Both of them, like Liu, were recognized for their non-violent struggle for human rights and democracy.
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