Nobel Prize for Peace
Tawakkul Karman - Yemen
The Rebel
In images she is often spotted with colorful headscarf and a clenched fist. Tawakkul Karman is one of the most recognizable faces of the Yemeni protest movement - and face show the courage required in Yemen.[...]
Karman is from the province of Taiz. Later, her family moved to the capital Sanaa, where in 2000 she graduated in politics and law. [...]
Karman is chairman of the organization "Journalists without Chains" and has been fighting for years for more press freedom. "I am very pleased with this award," the mother of three told reporters after the ceremony had become known. "I dedicate this award to the revolutionary youth in Yemen and the Yemeni people." [...]
The Nobel Prize Karman guarantees international attention - good protection in troubled times. But in Yemen, the award itself is only one message among many. An award from Norway is far from the reality of life on the streets.
|| Source text and images: www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article13647891/Diese-drei-Fr... || Wikipedia: Alfred Nobel ||
Nobel Prize for Peace
Tawakkul Karman - Yemen
The Rebel
In images she is often spotted with colorful headscarf and a clenched fist. Tawakkul Karman is one of the most recognizable faces of the Yemeni protest movement - and face show the courage required in Yemen.[...]
Karman is from the province of Taiz. Later, her family moved to the capital Sanaa, where in 2000 she graduated in politics and law. [...]
Karman is chairman of the organization "Journalists without Chains" and has been fighting for years for more press freedom. "I am very pleased with this award," the mother of three told reporters after the ceremony had become known. "I dedicate this award to the revolutionary youth in Yemen and the Yemeni people." [...]
The Nobel Prize Karman guarantees international attention - good protection in troubled times. But in Yemen, the award itself is only one message among many. An award from Norway is far from the reality of life on the streets.
|| Source text and images: www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article13647891/Diese-drei-Fr... || Wikipedia: Alfred Nobel ||