Afghan Firebrand Gets Burned
Wahidullah Amani, Institute for War & Peace Reporting, ARR No. 256, June 11, 2007 The young parliamentarian is unrepentant after her suspension for insulting her colleagues, and vows to continue…
Facing death every day, the MP who dares to stand up for women’s rights
Anthony Loyd in Kabul, The Times, June 7, 2007 “I am just the voice of innocent people who don’t have guns and don’t have power,” Ms Joya says The rendezvous…
Show Your Support For Malalai Joya
V-Day, June 5, 2007 V-Day asks all of you to help Afghanistan’s leading champion of women’s rights Malalai Joya, one of Afghanistan’s most outspoken members of parliament and a friend…
Afghanistan: Peace and Security Undermined: Suspension of Malalai Joya from Parliament
Malalai Joya in Press Conference in Kabul on May 21 Malalai Joya entered Afghanistan’s new Parliament in September 2005 pledging to “protect the rights of the oppressed and safeguard women’s…
Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
May 2006, Joya received the 2006 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights from the South Korean May 18th Foundation.
Woman of the Year 2004 Award
December 2004, The Valle d’Aosta Province of Italy awarded Malalai Joya the International Women of the Year 2004 Award
Malalai of Maywand Award
January 2004, The Cultural Union of Afghans in Europe, awarded her the “Malalai of Maiwand” award for her brave speech in the Loya Jirga.