A voice of hope for Afghanistan’s women
Frud Bezhan, The Age, April 14, 2009 Joya’s stance against the warlords seemed to be endorsed when she was subsequently elected FOR the women of Afghanistan, it is yet another…
Anti-discrimination award Holland for Joya
On March 28, 2009, in a ceremony in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Malalai Joya received the International Anti-discrimination Award 2009. She was nominated for this award by the Dutch Unity is…
“The US pushed us from the frying pan to the fire.”
Namita Kohli, Hindustan Times, December 27, 2008 Malalai Joya speaking in a panel of Amnesty International Week of Justice Festival in New Delhi on Dec.8, 2008. Dressed in a black…
Regionale Toscana Award
October 21, 2008, Regional Council of Tuscany (Italy) presented Malalai Joya a Gold Medal
Resolution adopted unanimously by the IPU Governing Council at its 183rd session
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, October 15, 2008 AFGHANISTAN, CASE N° AFG/01 – MALALAI JOYA The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Referring to the case of Ms. Malalai Joya, a member…
‘No liberation’ for Afghan women
Saroj Pathirana, BBC Sinhala Service, October 12, 2008 (audio) She called on the activists all over the world to express support oppressed women in Afghanistan. Dissident Afghan MP, Malalai Joya,…
Bearing Witness: The Afghan Tragedy
Malalai Joya, The Nation, October 7, 2008 “By receiving this award, I once again vow not to stop for a moment from telling the truth in the face of death…
Anna Politkovskaya Award
October 6, 2008, Malalai Joya received the Anna Politkovskaya Award in London, which is given to courageous women who have defended human rights
An Afghan Woman Who Stands Up to the Warlords
FAROOQ SULEHRIA, August 18, 2008 Is Malalai Joya the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan? Afghanistan lives in the fear of the US-sponsored war lords. These hated warlords are not scared by…
A Salute to Malalai Joya – Afghanistan’s Tom Paine
Jake, the Champion of the Constitution (Libertarian), August 8, 2008 You never heard of Malalai Joya because, like most of the Afghan populace, she wants the Americans to leave Afghanistan…