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Non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to take full part in peace-building
Shared with: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia), Leymah Gbowee (Liberia)
Karman founded Women Journalists Without Chains in 2005 and led sit-ins in Sanaa for press freedom and against corruption. During the 2011 uprising she became known as the 'Mother of the Revolution'. She shared the prize with two Liberian women peace activists.
Yemeni journalist and activist, a leading figure of Yemen's 2011 Arab Spring protests.