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'''Lamiya Aji Bashar''' is a [[Yazidi]] human rights activist. She was awarded the [[Sakharov Prize]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37787061 |title = Sakharov prize: Yazidi women win EU freedom prize| publisher = BBC News | date = 27 October 2016 | accessdate = 27 October 2016}}</ref> |
'''Lamiya Aji Bashar''' is a [[Yazidi]] human rights activist. She was awarded the [[Sakharov Prize]] jointly with [[Nadia Murad]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37787061 |title = Sakharov prize: Yazidi women win EU freedom prize| publisher = BBC News | date = 27 October 2016 | accessdate = 27 October 2016}}</ref> |
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Lamiya Aji Bashar is a Yazidi human rights activist. She was awarded the Sakharov Prize jointly with Nadia Murad in 2016.[1]
Biography
Aji Bashar is from Kocho, near Sinjar, Iraq. In August 2014, along with Nadia Murad, 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 will take place in December 2016.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Sakharov prize: Yazidi women win EU freedom prize". BBC News. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b Kamali Dehghan, Saeed; Graham-Harrison, Emma (27 October 2016). "Yazidi women who escaped from Isis win EU human rights prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar winners of 2016 Sakharov Prize". European Parliament. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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