Occupation Human rights activist | Years active 2014–present | |
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Full Name Lamiya Aji Bashar Born 1998 (age 18–19) Kocho, Iraq Similar Nadia Murad, Andrei Sakharov, Raif Badawi | ||
Yazidi islamic state survivors and activists nadia murad and lamiya aji bashar receive sakharov
Lamiya Aji Bashar (Kurdish: لمياء حجي بشار) is a Yazidi human rights activist. She was awarded the Sakharov Prize jointly with Nadia Murad in 2016.
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- Yazidi islamic state survivors and activists nadia murad and lamiya aji bashar receive sakharov
- Biography
- References
Biography
Aji Bashar is from Kocho, near Sinjar, Iraq. In August 2014, along with Nadia Murad, she was abducted by Islamic State from the village and forced into sexual slavery. She was also forced to make suicide vests.
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. In October 2016, she and Murad were jointly awarded the Sakharov Prize; the ceremony took place in December 2016.
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