Najiba Ayubi is an Afghan journalist and activist for human rights and
freedom of the press
Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the fundamental principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic News media, media, especially publication, published materials, should be conside ...
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Life
Ayubi and her family moved to Iran in 1996 during
Taliban's rise to power where she founded a school to educate
Afghans in Iran. She returned to Afghanistan in 2001 to work for
Save the Children. Ayubi later became the managing director of The Killid Group, a nonprofit media network. Despite anonymous threats and attacks from the government, Ayubi rejects censorship and leads a team of reporters publishing topics ranging from politics to women's rights. In one instance, politicians sent gunmen to her home. Ayubi was one of three women awarded the 2013
Courage in Journalism Award
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), located in Washington, D.C., is an organization working internationally to elevate the status of women in the media. The IWMF has created programs to help women in the media develop practical so ...
. In 2014, she was named one of the 100 Information Heroes by
Reporters Without Borders
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In 2015, Ayubi was nominated by
Ashraf Ghani to lead the
Ministry of Women's Affairs but was not confirmed by the
National Assembly.
In 2016, she was awarded the () by President Ghani.
Reference
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Afghan women journalists
21st-century Afghan women writers
Afghan women activists
Afghan human rights activists