Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings receives Nobel Peace prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.

Joergen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee made the announcement in Oslo on Friday.

He said the award was given to the organization “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness…