Najwa Alimi
Afghanistan journalist and human rights activist
About Najwa Alimi
Born 1994. Najwa Alimi is an Afghan journalist and human rights defender.
Najwa Alimi is an Afghan journalist and human rights activist. 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. 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.
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Afghanistan journalist and human rights activist
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Najwa Alimi was born in 1994 in Fayzabad.
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Najwa Alimi is a journalist and human rights defender.
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Najwa Alimi is Afghan.
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