Amina Khoulani

Amina Khoulani (Arabic: آمنة خولاني) is a Syrian human rights activist and a survivor of Assad's prisons, known for her advocacy work on behalf of political prisoners and their families. She gained exile in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2014. Since then she has campaigned for other prisoners and helped to support their families. She was chosen as an International Women of Courage Award recipient in March 2020.

She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage on 4 March 2020 by the US Secretary of State. After the ceremony she was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama.

She went to New York in 2022 to support her friend Yasmen Almachan. Four of Almachan brothers had died in jail and another was killed by ISIS. Almachan's fifth brother, Ogba, disappeared in 2011 and there was no news of where he was. She later discovered a photo which showed his abused body. He had been killed after torture in a Syrian prison. Almachan and Khloulani were founding members of "Families for Freedom". They went to the UN in New York to ask for intervention in finding the fate of those who have disappeared in Syria.

Private life She is married. They have three children and they live in Heald in Manchester.