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• The Egyptian, who has been jailed for more than a year for her activism, would not give up fighting for women's rights in order to lead a quieter life •

Yara Sallam | SUR N.24 | Dec/2016

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“The body is the place where all struggles are located” - Profile

• For the South African lawyer, the issue of sexuality carries with it the multiple facets of systems of oppression •

Sibongile Ndashe | SUR N.24 | Dec/2016

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“I know who is going to end the war in Korea: the women” - Profile

• The South Korean activist who organises thousands of women from North and South Korea in acts of peace •

Christine Ahn | SUR N.24 | Dec/2016

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“In the context of life or death, non-violence is a privilege” - Profile

• The Kurdish activist who leads a radical project of feminist, anti-capitalist and anti-nationalist democracy •

Ayla Akat Ata | SUR N.24 | Dec/2016

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“We open pathways” - Profile

“All of us have a role to play and have to defend each other” - Profile

“Everything that values life brings us closer” - Profile

“A society of listening and dialogue brings us closer to the defense of human rights” - Profile

“When any human being suffers, we have an obligation to help” - Profile

“Unity in diversity” - Profile

“I cannot find the words to express how happy I am to be able to say that I am a bahá’í” - Profile

“I fight against religious racism and against environmental racism” - Profile

“Fighting for human rights in my country means you know you are going to die, that they might kill you” - Profile

“I do not separate the struggle from my spirituality” - Profile

“There is no democratic development without the participation of women” - Profile

“I wouldn’t trade what I’m doing for security” - Profile

“The body is the place where all struggles are located” - Profile

“I know who is going to end the war in Korea: the women” - Profile

“In the context of life or death, non-violence is a privilege” - Profile