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| In 2005, Tawakkol Karman co-founded the group Women Journalists Without Chains, in order to promote freedom of expression and democratic rights | From 2007 to 2010, she regularly led demonstrations and sit-ins in Tahrir Square, Sana'a |
and at the time was the youngest recipient at 32.
8| Tawakkol Karman Bio Tawakkol Karman is a human rights activist, journalist and politician | She has promoted the struggle for democracy and human rights in Yemen at the international level, including at the UN |
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| She actively participated in the 2011 protests against ruling regimes that took place in a number of Arab countries | Her involvement in demonstrations and actions critical of the Yemeni regime has led to her arrest and murder threats on several occasions |
Twelve laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2020, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
27| She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Ellen John Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, in recognition of her leadership in non-violent struggle and her advocacy against authoritarianism, corruption, and oppression | Tawakkol Karman is married with three children |
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| Karman is the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize | Work Women's rights and full participation in democratic processes are important to ensure lasting peace |
Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
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