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This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to three women - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen.
BBC: Nobel Peace Prize recognises women rights activists
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The Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist, Tawakul Karman, is also boycotting the dialogue in protest at the presence of officials who served under Mr Saleh during his 33 years in power.
BBC: Yemen national dialogue conference begins
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Karman, 32, is a mother of three and political activist in Yemen, where she took to the streets of the capital in January, demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
FORBES: Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Three Female Activists
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Ms Karman also criticised the national unity government for not having restructured the security forces, released detainees and investigated the killing of opposition protesters during the uprising, as required by the UN-backed power-sharing agreement.
BBC: Yemen national dialogue conference begins
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of Liberia has won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, it was announced today from Oslo, along with peace activist Leymah Gbowee, also from Liberia, and Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, a pro-democracy campaigner.
FORBES: Liberia's Johnson Sirleaf Co-Winner of 2011 Nobel Peace Prize