Amina Khoulani
Amina Khoulani (Arabic: أمينة خولاني) is a Syrian survivor of Assad's prisons who gained exile in Manchester in the United Kingdom in 2014. Since then she has campaigned for other prisoners and helped to support their families. She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage in March 2020.[1]
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أمينة خولاني | |
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| Nationality | Syrian |
| Children | 3 |
Life
In 2013 she was arrested after peaceful protests in Syria. She would serve six months but her husband would be imprisoned for two and a half years in the Sednaya prison. 140,000 Syrians went to jail without charge and her three brothers would die in jail.[2]
In 2014 she left Syria. Khoulani devoted herself to campaigning for the release of other Syrian prisoners and in 2017 she was one of the founders of "Families for Freedom". The British-based charity helps the families of those detained or missing.[3]
She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage on 4 March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[1] After the ceremony she was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]
References
- "2020 International Women of Courage Award". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- "Cumberland Community Mediation Center Hosts 2020 International Women of Courage Awardee". Samford University. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- "Human rights award for mum who fled Syria". BBC News. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-16.