May 2006, Joya received the 2006 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights from the South Korean May 18th Foundation.
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Activist, writer, and a politician from Afghanistan
May 2006, Joya received the 2006 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights from the South Korean May 18th Foundation.