October 20, 2009 – Madrid: Joya was awarded 7th Juan María Bandrés Award by The Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR) for defending the rights of refugees.

Activist, writer, and a politician from Afghanistan
October 20, 2009 – Madrid: Joya was awarded 7th Juan María Bandrés Award by The Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR) for defending the rights of refugees.