Letter
Francesca Albanese
Yes, the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize should go to Francesca Albanese. On 24 July this year, The World Beyond War movement awarded her the individual 2025 War Abolisher Award. At the award event, Hanieh Jodat began with these words:
“Today we come together not simply to present an award – but to bear witness: to courage, to truth, and to a voice that has never trembled, even when the world has demanded silence.”
and ended with:
“Francesca has become a map, a mirror, and a megaphone for the dispossessed and displaced. Francesca, your words have become lifelines. Your presence, a promise. Your defiance, a shield. You remind us that we will not be silenced – and we will not stand down. And so, it is with a full heart, deep gratitude and unwavering solidarity that we honour your courage tonight. For your bravery, your brilliance, and your relentless pursuit of a world without war, where no mother and father carry pieces of their child’s body in a bag, where no child dies waiting in line for food, and where no family watches their dreams starve, we honour you.”
— Janet Grevillea from Lake Macquarie