Najwa Alimi is an Afghan journalist and human rights activist.[1][2] She won the 2019 Per Anger Prize for her efforts supporting human rights and freedom of speech, In 2022, she was awarded the Anna Lindh prize .[1][3] Alimi was born in Fayzabad, Badakhshan. She moved to Kabul to study chemistry and journalism. Alimi works for Zan TV and runs a book café with friends.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Afghan Journalist Najwa Alimi Wins Sweden's Per Anger Prize". TOLOnews. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Afghansk Per Anger-pristagare fruktar talibanernas återkomst". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ Lindén, Karolina (10 December 2019). "Najwa Alimi and the safety of journalists in Afghanistan | Swedish Foreign Policy Stories". Swedish Foreign Policy News. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "2019: Najwa Alimi". Forum för levande historia. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
External links edit
- "Najwa Alimi talks about being a female journalist in Afghanistan". Al Jazeera English. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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