Fatemeh Khavari (born 26 January 2000), is a Swedish activist with focus on Afghan refugees.
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.jpg) Fatemeh Khavari in 2018 | |
| Born | 26 January 2000 |
Biography
editKhavari came to Sweden from Teheran, Iran, with her mother and siblings in 2015 as a family reunion as her older brother was living in the country.[1] She is part of the hazaras.[1]
Khavari and some friends founded the organisation ”Ung i Sverige”, they received attention after a sitdown strike in 2017 in support of Afghan refugees and them not being deported back to Afghanistan.[2]
Khavari became the groups spokesperson, and the strike lasted for 58 days between 6 August to 2 October 2017.[3][4][5]
In 2018, her book ”Jag stannar till slutet” was published.[6] In 2023, she presented her own episode of Sommar i P1 at Sveriges Radio telling about her life and work.[7]
Bibliography
edit- Khavari, Fatemeh; Hellquist, Annie (2018). Jag stannar till slutet. Stockholm: Norstedts. ISBN9789113086965
References
edit- ^ a b "Fatemeh Khavari ledde dramatiska sittstrejken – Handelsnytt" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Fatemeh Khavari - Ung i Sverige - Morgonpasset i P3 – Gästen (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Meet the Teenage Girl Who Led Thousands in Protest Against Sweden's Deportation of Afghan Refugees". 1 November 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "De fick regeringen att svänga om afghanerna – aktivisterna bakom lagförslaget". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "When Refugees Lead: The Youth Leader Fighting Deportations in — Refugees Deeply". Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ ""Ingen väljer var man föds"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Här är alla årets sommarpratare i P1 2023". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2023-06-08. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
External links
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