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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 | first= Saeed |last=Kamali Dehghan|first2=Emma |last2=Graham-Harrison}}</ref><ref name=eu>{{Cite web | 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}}</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 | first= Saeed |last=Kamali Dehghan|first2=Emma |last2=Graham-Harrison}}</ref><ref name=eu>{{Cite web | 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}}</ref> She was also forced to make suicide vests.<ref name=guardian/> |
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Aided by her family who paid local smugglers, she escaped in April 2016, being injured by a [[land mine]] in the process. |
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/> |
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== See also == |
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Lamiya Haji Bashar | |
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 Lamiya Haji Bashar (2017) | |
| Born | Lamiya Haji Bashar 1998 (age 26–27) |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Years active | 2014–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
- ^ "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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