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{{Short description|Afghan journalist}}'''Najwa Alimi''' ({{Langx|prs|نجوا عالمی}}) is an Afghan journalist and human rights activist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=19 September 2019|title=Afghan Journalist Najwa Alimi Wins Sweden's Per Anger Prize|url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/afghan-journalist-najwa-alimi-wins-sweden%E2%80%99s-anger-prize|access-date=2021-08-28|website=TOLOnews|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-17|title=Afghansk Per Anger-pristagare fruktar talibanernas återkomst|url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/afghansk-per-anger-pristagare-fruktar-talibanernas-aterkomst/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=DN.SE|language=sv}}</ref> 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|Anna Lindh prize]] .<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lindén|first=Karolina|date=10 December 2019|title=Najwa Alimi and the safety of journalists in Afghanistan {{!}} Swedish Foreign Policy Stories|url=http://www.swemfa.se/2019/12/10/najwa-alimi-and-the-safety-of-journalists-in-afghanistan/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Swedish Foreign Policy News|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019: Najwa Alimi|url=https://www.levandehistoria.se/fakta-fordjupning/manskliga-rattigheter/anger-priset/pristagare/2019-najwa-alimi|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Forum för levande historia}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web|date=17 November 2019|title=Najwa Alimi talks about being a female journalist in Afghanistan|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/2019/11/17/najwa-alimi-talks-about-being-a-female-journalist-in-afghanistan|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Al Jazeera English|language=en}}
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[[Category:Per Anger Prize]]
[[Category:People from Badakhshan Province]]
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