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==Biography==
==Biography==
Haji Bashar is from [[Kojo (Iraq)|Kojo]], near [[Sinjar]], Iraq. In August 2014, along with [[Nadia Murad]], she was abducted by [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] from the village and forced into sexual slavery.<ref name=guardian>{{Cite website | url = https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/oct/27/yazidi-women-who-escaped-isis-win-sakharov-prize-human-rights-nadia-murad-lamiya-aji-ashar | work = The Guardian | title = Yazidi women who escaped from Isis win EU human rights prize | date = 27 October 2016 | accessdate = 27 October 2016 | first = Saeed | last = Kamali Dehghan | first2 = Emma | last2 = Graham-Harrison | archive-date = 26 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181226033734/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/oct/27/yazidi-women-who-escaped-isis-win-sakharov-prize-human-rights-nadia-murad-lamiya-aji-ashar | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=eu>{{Citenews | url = http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20161024STO48414/nadia-murad-and-lamiya-aji-bashar-winners-of-2016-sakharov-prize | date = 27 October 2016 | accessdate = 27 October 2016 | title = Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar winners of 2016 Sakharov Prize | publisher = European Parliament | archive-date = 26 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181226033737/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20161024STO48414/nadia-murad-and-lamiya-aji-bashar-winners-of-2016-sakharov-prize | url-status = live}}</ref> She was also forced to make suicide vests.<ref name=guardian/>
Haji Bashar is from [[Kojo (Iraq)|Kojo]], near [[Sinjar]], Iraq. In August 2014, along with [[Nadia Murad]], she was abducted by [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] from the village and forced into sexual slavery.<ref name=guardian>{{Cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/oct/27/yazidi-women-who-escaped-isis-win-sakharov-prize-human-rights-nadia-murad-lamiya-aji-ashar | work = The Guardian | title = Yazidi women who escaped from Isis win EU human rights prize | date = 27 October 2016 | accessdate = 27 October 2016 | first1 = Saeed | last1 = Kamali Dehghan | first2 = Emma | last2 = Graham-Harrison | archive-date = 26 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181226033734/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/oct/27/yazidi-women-who-escaped-isis-win-sakharov-prize-human-rights-nadia-murad-lamiya-aji-ashar | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=eu>{{Cite news | url = http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20161024STO48414/nadia-murad-and-lamiya-aji-bashar-winners-of-2016-sakharov-prize | date = 27 October 2016 | accessdate = 27 October 2016 | title = Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar winners of 2016 Sakharov Prize | publisher = European Parliament | archive-date = 26 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181226033737/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20161024STO48414/nadia-murad-and-lamiya-aji-bashar-winners-of-2016-sakharov-prize | url-status = live}}</ref> She was also forced to make suicide vests.<ref name=guardian/>


Aided by her family who paid local smugglers, she escaped in April 2016, being injured by a [[land mine]] in the process. She received medical treatment in [[Germany]].<ref name=eu/> In October 2016, she and Murad were jointly awarded the [[Sakharov Prize]]; the ceremony took place in December 2016.<ref name=eu/>
Aided by her family who paid local smugglers, she escaped in April 2016, being injured by a [[land mine]] in the process. She received medical treatment in [[Germany]].<ref name=eu/> In October 2016, she and Murad were jointly awarded the [[Sakharov Prize]]; the ceremony took place in December 2016.<ref name=eu/>

Revision as of 21:06, 26 April 2024

Lamiya Haji Bashar
لمياء حجي بشار
Haji Bashar in 2017
Born
Lamiya Haji Bashar

1998 (age 26–27)
Kojo, Iraq
OccupationHuman rights activist
Years active2014–present

Lamiya Haji Bashar (Arabic: لمياء حجي بشار) is a Yazidi human rights activist. She was awarded the Sakharov Prize jointly with Nadia Murad in 2016.[1]

Biography

Haji Bashar is from Kojo, near Sinjar, Iraq. In August 2014, along with Nadia Murad, she was abducted by Islamic State from the village and forced into sexual slavery.[2][3] She was also forced to make suicide vests.[2]

Aided by her family who paid local smugglers, she escaped in April 2016, being injured by a land mine in the process. She received medical treatment in Germany.[3] In October 2016, she and Murad were jointly awarded the Sakharov Prize; the ceremony took place in December 2016.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sakharov prize: Yazidi women win EU freedom prize". BBC News. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Kamali Dehghan, Saeed; Graham-Harrison, Emma (27 October 2016). "Yazidi women who escaped from Isis win EU human rights prize". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar winners of 2016 Sakharov Prize". European Parliament. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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