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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
Candidates for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize include a Russian human rights group, a Chinese dissident and an inanimate object: the Internet, people who made the nominations said.
Those with nomination rights include former, peace laureates, members of national government and legislatures, selected university professors and others.
The Internet was proposed by the Italian version of Wired magazine, which cited its use as a tool to advance "dialogue, debate and consensus through communication" and to promote democracy.
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