International Women of Courage Award
{{Short description|US State Department award presented to women for women's rights}}
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The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have shown leadership, courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to sacrifice for others, especially in promoting women's rights.
History
The award was established in 2007 by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza RicePerkins, Dan (May 2007). [http://www.diversityinbusiness.com/dib2007/dib20703/News_SecRiceAwards.htm "U.S. Secretary of State Salutes 10 International Women of Courage{{spaced ndash}}The Women Were Nominated by U.S. Embassies for Their Exceptional Courage and Leadership in Advocating for Women's Rights and Advancement"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422232926/http://www.diversityinbusiness.com/dib2007/dib20703/News_SecRiceAwards.htm |date=April 22, 2014 }}. Diversityinbusiness.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012. on or near the International Women's Day, an annual celebration observed each March 8 in many countries worldwide. Each U.S. embassy has the right to recommend one woman as a candidate.{{Fact|date=August 2021}} As of 2021, the award has been given to over 155 recipients from about 75 different countries.{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/index.htm |publisher=United States Department of State|title=Secretary's International Women of Courage Award}}
Award recipients by year
= 2007 =
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- Ruth Halperin-Kaddari of Israel{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/wi/archives/|title=International Women's Issues Archives|website=2001-2009.state.gov|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702150641/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/wi/archives/|archive-date=2 July 2018|url-status=dead}}
- Jennifer Louise Williams of Zimbabwe{{cite web|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/g/wi/iwoc/c21757.htm|title=Honorees}}
- Siti Musdah Mulia of Indonesia
- Ilze Jaunalksne of Latvia
- Samia al-Amoudi of Saudi Arabia
- Mariya Ahmed Didi of the Maldives
- Susana Trimarco de Veron of Argentina
- Aziza Siddiqui of Afghanistan
- Sundus Abbas of Iraq
- Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi of Iraq
- Mary Akrami of Afghanistan
- Grace Padaca of the Philippines
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= 2008 =
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- Suraya Pakzad of Afghanistan{{cite web|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/g/wi/iwoc/103557.htm|title=International Women of Courage Award Ceremony: 2008|publisher=U.S. Department of State}}
- Virisila Buadromo of Fiji
- Eaman al-Gobory of Iraq
- Valdete Idrizi of Kosovo
- Begum Jan of Pakistan
- Nibal Thawabteh of the Palestinian Authority
- Cynthia Bendlin of Paraguay
- Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim of Somalia
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= 2009 =
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- Mutabar Tadjibayeva of Uzbekistan{{cite news|last=Aktalov|first=Askar|title=The Uzbek Journalist Tadjibayeva Partook in the Making of the Book and Film "The Hour of the Jackal" (in Russian)|url=http://www.knews.kg/ru/parlament_chro/10272/|access-date=25 April 2012|newspaper=Knews|date= February 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422231819/http://www.knews.kg/ru/parlament_chro/10272/|archive-date= April 22, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/03/120070.htm|title=We're sorry, that page can't be found.}}
- Ambiga Sreenevasan of Malaysia
- Wazhma Frogh of Afghanistan
- Norma Cruz of Guatemala
- Suaad Allami of Iraq
- Hadizatou Mani of Niger
- Veronika Marchenko of Russia
- Reem Al Numery of Yemen
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= 2010 =
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- Shukria Asil of Afghanistan{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423045134/http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2010/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2014|title=We're sorry, that page can't be found.}}
- Shafiqa Quraishi of Afghanistan
- Androula Henriques of Cyprus
- Sonia Pierre of the Dominican Republic
- Shadi Sadr of Iran
- Ann Njogu of Kenya
- Lee Ae-ran of South Korea
- Jansila Majeed of Sri Lanka
- Marie Claude Naddaf of Syria
- Jestina Mukoko of Zimbabwe
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Alice Mabota was given the award but she is not in the official list.{{cite web|title=MOZAMBIQUE: Alice Mabota Wins 2010 International Women of Courage Award|url=http://www.peacewomen.org/content/mozambique-alice-mabota-wins-2010-international-women-courage-award|website=peace Women|date=May 4, 2010|access-date=2016-09-02}}{{cite web|title=Alice Mabota é a mulher mais corajosa de Moçambique|periodical=O País|url=http://opais.sapo.mz/index.php/politica/45-sociedade/5844-alice-mabota-e-a-mulher-mais-corajosa-de-mocambique.html|access-date=2016-09-02|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406134651/http://opais.sapo.mz/index.php/politica/45-sociedade/5844-alice-mabota-e-a-mulher-mais-corajosa-de-mocambique.html|url-status=dead}}
= 2011 =
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- Maria Bashir of Afghanistan{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/03/10/international-women-courage-awards|work=whitehouse.gov|title=International Women of Courage Awards|via=National Archives|date=10 March 2011}}
- Henriette Ekwe Ebongo of Cameroon
- Guo Jianmei of China
- Eva Abu Halaweh of Jordan
- Marisela Morales Ibañez of Mexico
- Ágnes Osztolykán of Hungary
- Roza Otunbayeva of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Ghulam Sughra of Pakistan
- Yoani Sanchez of Cuba
- Nasta Palazhanka of Belarus
- Pionie Boso of the Solomon Islands
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= 2012 =
File:2012 IWOC Award winners with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Michelle Obama.jpg (guest), Leymah Gbowee (guest), Shad Begum, Aneesa Ahmed, Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, Samar Badawi, Tawakel Karman (guest).
Front row, from left: Maryam Durani, Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, Zin Mar Aung, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Jineth Bedoya Lima, Hana Elhebshi, Şafak Pavey]]
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- Aneesa Ahmed of the MaldivesStaff (March 5, 2012). [https://archive.today/20120805143848/http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2012/bio/index.htm "2012 International Women of Courage Award Winners"]. Office of Global Women's Issues of the U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- Zin Mar Aung of Burma
- Samar Badawi of Saudi Arabia
- Shad Begum of Pakistan
- Maryam Durani of Afghanistan
- Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo of Brazil
- Hana Elhebshi of Libya
- Jineth Bedoya Lima of Colombia
- Şafak Pavey of Turkey
- Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih of Sudan
- Gabi Calleja of Malta{{cite web|url=http://malta.usembassy.gov/en-05242012.html|title=Latest Embassy News and Recent Events - Embassy of the United States Valletta, Malta|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423022409/http://malta.usembassy.gov/en-05242012.html|archive-date=April 23, 2014}}
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= 2013 =
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- Malalai Bahaduri of Afghanistan[https://web.archive.org/web/20130308095225/http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2013/bio/index.htm "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners"], U.S. Department of State, March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2013/bio/|title=We're sorry, that page can't be found.}}
- Tsering Woeser of China
- Julieta Castellanos of Honduras
- Nirbhaya "Fearless" of India
- Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin of Nigeria
- Elena Milashina of Russia
- Fartuun Adan of Somalia
- Razan Zeitouneh of Syria
- Tạ Phong Tần of Vietnam
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= 2014 =
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- Nasrin Oryakhil of Afghanistan{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307105823/http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2014|title=We're sorry, that page can't be found.}}
- Roshika Deo of Fiji
- Rusudan Gotsiridze of Georgia
- Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar of Guatemala
- Laxmi of India
- Fatimata Touré of Mali
- Maha Al Muneef of Saudi Arabia
- Oinikhol Bobonazarova of Tajikistan
- Ruslana Lyzhychko of Ukraine
- Beatrice Mtetwa of Zimbabwe
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= 2015 =
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- Niloofar Rahmani of Afghanistan{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2015/bio/index.htm |title=Biographies of 2015 Award Winners |publisher=State.gov |date=January 23, 2015 |access-date=March 7, 2015}}
- Nadia Sharmeen of Bangladesh
- Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra of Bolivia
- May Sabe Phyu of Burma
- Emilie Béatrice Epaye of the Central African Republic
- Marie Claire Tchecola of Guinea
- Sayaka Osakabe of Japan
- Arbana Xharra of Kosovo
- Tabassum Adnan of Pakistan
- Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji of Syria
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= 2016 =
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- Sara Hossain of Bangladesh{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/sara-hossain-receives-intl-women-courage-award-1202122|title=Sara Hossain receives Int'l Women of Courage Award|website=The Daily Star|date= March 31, 2016}}
- Debra Baptist-Estrada of Belize{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.bz/all-politics/11135-us-secretary-of-states-international-women-of-courage-awardee|title=U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Awardee - The Guardian Newspaper|access-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406041539/http://www.guardian.bz/all-politics/11135-us-secretary-of-states-international-women-of-courage-awardee|archive-date=April 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}
- Ni Yulan of China{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2016/03/255216.htm |title=Secretary Kerry Honors 14 Women of Courage |publisher=State.gov |date=March 28, 2016 |access-date=May 31, 2016}}
- Latifa Ibn Ziaten of France
- Thelma Aldana of Guatemala[http://www.centralamericanetwork.org/blog-en/?p=170 Guatemala’s Women: Moving Their Country Forward « Central America Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404134819/http://www.centralamericanetwork.org/blog-en/?p=170 |date=April 4, 2018 }}, centralamericanetwork.org
- Nagham Nawzat of Iraq{{cite web|url=http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/5f1d18a4-2539-48cf-9aee-cebd0eed2f7b/Kurdish-Ezidi-woman-receives-International-award|title=Kurdish Ezidi woman receives International award|last=Kurdistan24|access-date= April 1, 2018}}
- Nisha Ayub of Malaysia{{cite web|url=https://asiancorrespondent.com/2016/03/nisha-ayub-women-of-courage-award/|title=Malaysian activist Nisha Ayub is first transgender to win US Women of Courage award|access-date=May 21, 2016|archive-date=May 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509130718/https://asiancorrespondent.com/2016/03/nisha-ayub-women-of-courage-award/|url-status=dead}}
- Fatimata M’baye of Mauritania{{cite web|url=http://www.ippmedia.com/?l=90507|title=IPPMEDIA - The Guardian, The Guardian on Sunday, Nipashe, Nipashe Jumapili}}
- Zhanna Nemtsova of Russia
- Zuzana Števulová of Slovakia{{cite web|url=http://www.topky.sk/cl/1000680/1537279/Slovenka-bola-ocenena-ministrom-USA--Vynasla-sa-pocas-migrantskej-krizy|title=Slovenka bola ocenená ministrom USA: Vynašla sa počas migrantskej krízy}}
- Awadeya Mahmoud of Sudan{{cite web|url=https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/us-state-department-honours-sudanese-tea-lady-her-courage|title=US State Department honours Sudanese "tea lady" for her courage - Radio Tamazuj|access-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123051126/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/us-state-department-honours-sudanese-tea-lady-her-courage|archive-date=January 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}
- Vicky Ntetema of Tanzania
- Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit of Thailand{{cite web|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/914997/chiang-mai-activist-wins-us-courage-award|title=Chiang Mai activist wins US 'courage award'|website=Bangkok Post|publisher=Post Publishing|date=March 30, 2016}}
- Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi of Yemen{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/state-department-honors-international-women-courage-n547936|title=State Department Honors 'International Women of Courage'|first=Lauren Victoria|last=Burke|publisher=NBC News|date= March 30, 2016}}
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= 2017 =
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- Sharmin Akter, activist on early/forced marriage, Bangladesh
- Malebogo Molefhe, human rights activist, Botswana
- Natalia Ponce de Leon, president of the Natalia Ponce de Leon Foundation, Colombia
- Rebecca Kabugho, political and social activist, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Jannat Al Ghezi, deputy director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq
- Major Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, deputy director of social work at the Military Hospital of Niamey, Niger
- Veronica Simogun, founder and director of the Family for Change Association, Papua New Guinea
- Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista, lawyer and icon of Not One Woman Less, Peru
- Sandya Eknelygoda, human rights activist, Sri Lanka
- Sister Carolin Tahhan Fachakh, nun and member of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (F.M.A.), Syria
- Saadet Ozkan, educator and gender activist, Turkey
- Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh (Mother Mushroom), blogger and environmental activist, Vietnam
- Fadia Najeeb Thabet, human rights activist, Yemen
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= 2018 =
File:IWOC Group photo 2018 without Aura Elena Farfan.jpg 2.Sirikan Charoensiri 3.Godelive Mukasarasi, 4. Aliyah Khalaf Saleh, 5. Feride Rushiti, 6. L’Malouma Said, 7. Aiman Umarova, 8 Roya Sadat, 9.Maria Elena Berini]]2018 awards were awarded to:{{cite web|title=2018 International Women of Courage Award|url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2018/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324065409/https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2018/index.htm|archive-date=24 March 2018|access-date=3 April 2018|website=U.S. Department of State}}{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
- Roya Sadat of Afghanistan
- Aura Elena Farfan of Guatemala
- Dr. Julissa Villanueva of Honduras
- Aliyah Khalaf Saleh of Iraq
- Sister Maria Elena Berini of Italy (nominated by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See)
- Aiman Umarova of Kazakhstan
- Dr. Feride Rushiti of Kosovo
- L’Malouma Said of Mauritania
- Godeliève Mukasarasi of Rwanda
- Sirikan Charoensiri of Thailand
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= 2019 =
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2019 awards were awarded to:{{cite web|title=2019 International Women of Courage Award|url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2019/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303200747/https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2019/index.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2019|access-date=March 9, 2019|website=U.S. Department of State}}{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
- Marini De Livera of Sri Lanka{{Cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/53680/sri-lankas-marini-de-livera-receives-international-women-of-courage-award|title=Sri Lankan Marini De Livera receives International honour on International Women's Day|website=www.adaderana.lk|date=March 9, 2019 |access-date=March 9, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/03/08/sri-lankas-marini-de-livera-awarded-the-women-of-courage-award-from-melania-trump/|title=Sri Lanka's Marini De Livera awarded the Women of Courage award from Melania Trump - Sri Lanka Latest News|date=March 8, 2019|website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst|language=en|access-date=March 9, 2019}}
- Razia Sultana (Bangladesh)
- Naw K’nyaw Paw (Myanmar)
- Moumina Houssein Darar (Djibouti)
- Maggie Gobran (Egypt)
- Khalida Khalaf Hanna al-Twal (Jordan)
- Orla Treacy (Republic of Ireland)
- Olivera Lakić (Montenegro)
- Flor de María Vega Zapata (Peru)
- Anna Aloys Henga (Tanzania)
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Note: According to Foreign Policy magazine, an intended award for Jessikka Aro (Finland), announced in January 2019, was withdrawn shortly before the ceremony in March 2019.{{cite news|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/07/u-s-cancels-journalists-award-over-her-criticism-of-trump-international-women-in-courage-award-state-department/|title=U.S. Cancels Journalist’s Award Over Her Criticism of Trump|work=Foreign Policy|date= March 7, 2019|access-date= March 7, 2019|first1=Reid|last1=Standish|first2=Robbie|last2=Gramer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307193452/https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/07/u-s-cancels-journalists-award-over-her-criticism-of-trump-international-women-in-courage-award-state-department/|archive-date= March 7, 2019}}
= 2020 =
File:Secretary Pompeo and First Lady Melania Trump Pose for a Photo with International Women of Courage Awardees (49618948487).jpg2020 awards were awarded to:{{cite web|title=2020 International Women of Courage Award|url=https://www.state.gov/2020-international-women-of-courage-award/|access-date= March 8, 2020|website=U.S. Department of State}}{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
- Zarifa Ghafari (Afghanistan)
- Lucy Kocharyan (Armenia)
- Shahla Humbatova (Azerbaijan)
- Ximena Galarza (Bolivia)
- Claire Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
- Sayragul Sauytbay (China)
- Susanna Liew (Malaysia)
- Amaya Coppens (Nicaragua)
- Jalila Haider (Pakistan)
- Amina Khoulani (Syria)
- Yasmin al Qadhi (Yemen)
- Rita Nyampinga (Zimbabwe)
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= 2021 =
2021 awards were awarded to:{{Cite web|title=2021 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced|url=https://www.state.gov/2021-international-women-of-courage-award-recipients-announced/|access-date=March 6, 2021|website=United States Department of State|language=en}}{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
- Maria Kalesnikava (Belarus)
- Phyoe Phyoe Aung (Burma) (sic)
- Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe (Cameroon)
- Wang Yu (China)
- Mayerlis Angarita (Colombia)
- Julienne Lusenge (DRC)
- Erika Aifan (Guatemala)
- Shohreh Bayat (Iran)
- Muskan Khatun (Nepal)
- Zahra Mohamed Ahmad (Somalia)
- Alicia Vacas Moro (Spain)
- Ranitha Gnanarajah (Sri Lanka)
- Canan Gullu (Turkey)
- Ana Rosario Contreras (Venezuela)
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= 2022 =
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2022 awards were awarded to:{{Cite web|title=2022 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced|url=https://www.state.gov/2022-international-women-of-courage-award-recipients-announced/|access-date=April 9, 2022|website=United States Department of State|language=en}}{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
- Rizwana Hasan (Bangladesh)
- Simone Sibilio do Nascimento (Brazil)
- Ei Thinzar Maung (Burma)
- Josefina Klinger Zúñiga (Colombia)
- Taif Sami Mohammed (Iraq)
- Facia Boyenoh Harris (Liberia)
- Najla Mangoush (Libya)
- Doina Gherman (Moldova)
- Bhumika Shrestha (Nepal)
- Carmen Gheorghe (Romania)
- Roegchanda Pascoe (South Africa)
- Phạm Đoan Trang (Vietnam)
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=2023=
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- Zakira Hekmat (Afghanistan)
- Alba Rueda (Argentina)
- Danièle Darlan (Central African Republic)
- Doris Ríos (Costa Rica)
- Meaza Mohammed (Ethiopia)
- Hadeel Abdel Aziz (Jordan)
- Bakhytzhan Toregozhina (Kazakhstan)
- Ras Adiba Radzi (Malaysia)
- Bolor Ganbold (Mongolia)
- Bianka Zalewska (Poland)
- Yuliia Paievska (Ukraine)
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==Additional Honorary Group==
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- {{flagicon|Jordan}} Hadeel Abdel Aziz
- {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} Professor Danièle Darlan
- {{flagicon|Mongolia}} Brigadier General Bolor Ganbold
- {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} Dr. Zakira Hekmat
- {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} Meaza Mohammed
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Yuliia Paievska
- {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi
- {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Doris Ríos
- {{flagicon|Argentina}} Alba Rueda
- {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Bakhytzhan Toregozhina
- {{flagicon|Poland}} Bianka Zalewska
An additional Honorary Group Award was given to the "women and girl protestors of Iran" in response to the death of Mahsa Amini and the ongoing protests against the government.{{cite web| url=https://www.voanews.com/a/us-honors-women-and-girls-who-protested-in-iran/6997022.html| title=US Honors Women and Girls Who Protested in Iran| date=March 9, 2023| website=Voice of America}}
=2024=
File:Awardees, Jill Biden, Secretary Blinken with KEY IWOC 2024 (53567876276).jpg
The 2024 awards were given to:[https://www.state.gov/2024-international-women-of-courage-award/ 2024 International Women of Courage Award] State.gov
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- Benafsha Yaqoobi (Afghanistan)
- Fawzia Karim Firoze (Bangladesh)
- Volha Harbunova (Belarus)
- Ajna Jusić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Myintzu Win (Burma)
- Marta Beatriz Roque (Cuba)
- Fátima Corozo (Ecuador)
- Fatou Baldeh (The Gambia)
- Fariba Balouch (Iran)
- Rina Gonoi (Japan)
- Rabha El Haymar (Morocco)
- Agather Atuhaire (Uganda)
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= 2025 =
- Henriette Da (Burkina Faso)
- Amit Soussana (Israel)
- Major Velena Iga (Papua New Guinea)
- Angelique Songco (Philippines)
- Georgiana Pascu (Romania)
- Zabib Musa Loro Bakhit (South Sudan)
- Namini Wijedasa (Sri Lanka)
- Amat Al-Salam Al-Hajj (Yemen)
An additional Honorary Group Award was given to the "Women Student Protest Leaders of Bangladesh" in response to the July Revolution in Bangladesh against the former government.
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/index.htm Secretary's International Women of Courage Award]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/sets/72157623477111177/with/4425066231/ 2010 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr] p
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/sets/72157626102097647/with/5511069080/ 2011 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr]
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