Salima Ghezali
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Salima Ghezali (born 1958) is an Algerian journalist and writer. A founding member of Women in Europe and the Maghreb, president of the association for the advancement of women, editor of the women's magazine ''NYSSA'', which she founded, and editor of the French-language weekly ''La Nation'', Salima Ghezali is an activist of women's rights and human rights and democracy in Algeria. In 1997 Ghezali won the
Sakharov Prize The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought. Named after Russian scientis ...
as well as the
Olof Palme Prize The Olof Palme Prize is an annual Swedish prize awarded for an outstanding achievement in the spirit of Olof Palme. The Prize consists of a diploma and 100,000 US dollars. The prize was established in February 1987 and is awarded by the Olof Palm ...
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