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Afghan woman teacher, jailed Tajik lawyer share top rights prize

Afghan woman teacher, jailed Tajik lawyer share top rights prize

  • Zholia Parsi, a teacher from Kabul, shared the prize with lawyer Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov, who is serving a 16-year prison sentence in connection with his human rights work
  • The chairman of the prize jury, Hans Thoolen, said the pair were “exceptional laureates“
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