Nobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights activists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia

The three laureates are Ales Bialiatski from Belarus; Memorial, a rights group in Russia; and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Nobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights activists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia [Managers of the Center for Civil Liberties react to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement, Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 7, 2022.] Credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Nobel Prize This year’s [Nobel Peace Prize]( has been awarded to human rights activists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. The three laureates are Ales Bialiatski from Belarus; Memorial, a rights group in Russia; and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine. The [decision comes as a rebuke]( to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ally, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Last year, one of the laureates was Dmitri A. Muratov, the editor of an independent Russian newspaper, along with journalist and author Maria Ressa. Armenia-Azerbaijan Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a [civilian EU mission]( along their shared border, where nearly 300 people died last month, in the worst fighting between the two countries since 2020. The mission will start at the end of October and last for a [maximum of two months](. The two nations also confirmed their commitment to the UN charter and "the Alma Ata 1991 Declaration through which both recognize each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty." The deal was reached in Prague on the sidelines of the first gathering of the European Political Community. United States Dozens of people have [rallied outside the US Capitol]( in response to a federal appeals court panel ruling on Wednesday that said the DACA program, protecting young immigrants who came to the US as minors from deportation, is illegal. The decision, however, allowed the nearly 600,000 people who are already enrolled to renew their status. DACA was created in 2012 under the Obama administration, allowing the undocumented immigrants to work, study and start businesses, among other things. But it was [passed through executive action](, meaning it remained temporary and could be challenged. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [The cheating scandal rocking the chess world]( [Norway's World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen competes in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, India, July 30, 2022.]( Credit: AP/File photo World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway withdrew from an online chess match last month against 19-year-old American player Hans Niemann at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. Now, the website chess.com, a hub for competitive chess players, has published a [72-page investigative report]( that accuses Niemann of rampant cheating — not just in the match against Carlsen. [‘You continue to live’: Some people step up to help Ukrainians cope with the trauma of war]( [A Ukrainian soldier walks past a partially damaged church from a Russian bombing in Shandrygolovo village, near Lyman, Ukraine, Oct. 4, 2022.]( Credit: Francisco Seco/AP In Ukraine, coping with war and dealing with trauma has become a daily challenge. Millions of Ukrainians have been impacted by Russia’s invasion. Many are on the front lines. Others have been displaced. And everyone is processing [different levels of pain](, both physical and mental. Some people are trying to help others cope with the trauma of war. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot The town of Tarragona, in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia, recently hosted a massive tournament featuring the finest teams of human tower builders, or castellers. It's a centuries-old tradition tied to Catalan identity. Even kids as young as 4 compete to build the towers, which are graded according to their height and difficulty. To get the full score, crowning the castell is not enough — it must also be dismantled without collapsing! [Listen to the story]( by Alan Ruiz Terol. 🎧 [Castellers de la Vila de Grà cia team compete to make a human tower, or castell.] Credit: Courtesy of Pau Heitmann/CVG In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.