Amini wins Sakharov Prize: Will it help Iranian women?
By DW
20 October 2023 |
1:13 pm
The awarding of the Sakharov Prize to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life and Freedom Movement sparked by her death brings hope to women in Iran. Whether it will reinvigorate the cause remains to be seen.
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