Photos: The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize short list
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits atop many bookmakers' list of favorites to win the prize.
The Ukrainian people
Activists hold a giant Ukrainian flag during an event "Ukraine united" in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. The action symbolizes the unity of the Ukrainian people in the struggle for the independence of Ukraine. The 430-meter long flag connected both sides of Dnipro river. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)
Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link from prison provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom in Kovrov, 240 km (150 miles) north-east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of fraud and contempt of court, allegations he rejected as a politically motivated attempt by Russian authorities to keep him behind bars for as long as possible.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian opposition leader
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is generally seen as a strong contender. The dissident was forced into exile in Lithuania after running against strongman leader and Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko in an August 2020 election denounced by the international community as neither free nor fair.
Greta Thunberg, climate change activist
The committee may alternatively return to the theme of climate change if they struggle to find a peace-making accomplishment achieved in the past year. Teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg is perennially raised as a contender, along with several other climate activists.
International Court of Justice
"While a Nobel Peace Prize to ICJ would largely be seen as uncontroversial, on March 16 the court ordered Russia to 'immediately suspend the military operations' in Ukraine. The Nobel Committee could emphasize this ruling as an attempt to stop the illegal war," one expert wrote
Hong Kong demonstrators
A protester holding a U.K. flag is arrested by police officers during the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China at a street in Hong Kong Thursday, July 1, 2021.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press at UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Grandi said Europe's embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia's invasion showed that it's possible to welcome large numbers of asylum-seekers, and the approach should be replicated to receive those fleeing other nations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)