In his nomination statement, Norwegian lawmaker Petter Eide said the Black Lives Matter movement's “calls for systemic change have spread around the world, forcing other countries to grapple with racism within their own societies.”
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"Studies have shown that most of the demonstrations organized by Black Lives Matter have been peaceful," he said. "Of course there have been incidents, but most of them have been caused by the activities of either the police or counter-protestors."
Black Lives Matter nets Nobel peace prize nomination for raising 'peaceful' awareness of injustice
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