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2022 Aurora Humanitarians Announced in Yerevan

2022 Aurora Humanitarians Announced in Yerevan Aurora honors three modern-day heroes for giving access to education to girls and women in Afghanistan, liberating prisoners of war in Yemen, and defending human rights in Egypt

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Video: 2022 Aurora Humanitarians Announced in Yerevan — Video: 2022 Aurora Humanitarians Announced in Yerevan
Aurora honors three modern-day heroes for giving access to education to girls and women in Afghanistan, liberating prisoners of war in Yemen, and defending human rights in Egypt

Hadi Jumaan: 2022 Aurora Humanitarian — Hadi Jumaan: 2022 Aurora Humanitarian
A peace activist, mediator, and body collector from Yemen who regularly risks his life to facilitate the exchange of prisoners of war and recover human remains from the frontlines

Mahienour El-Massry: 2022 Aurora Humanitarian — Mahienour El-Massry: 2022 Aurora Humanitarian
A lawyer and political activist from Egypt who promotes political freedoms and human rights in the country

Jamila Afghani: 2022 Aurora Humanitarian — Jamila Afghani: 2022 Aurora Humanitarian
A peace activist and founder of the Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization (NECDO)

The Last Journey Home — The Last Journey Home
Hadi Jumaan facilitates the exchange of prisoners of war and returns the bodies of the fighters to their families

A Distant Dream of a Better Future — A Distant Dream of a Better Future
Jamila Afghani is an educator and human rights defender empowering the girls and women of Afghanistan

A Hero Among Others — A Hero Among Others
Mahienour El-Massry is a human rights lawyer and political activist from Egypt, putting herself at risk to promote political freedoms and human rights in the country

Aurora Co-Founder Vartan Gregorian’s Legacy Honored In New York City — Aurora Co-Founder Vartan Gregorian’s Legacy Honored In New York City
Guests paid tribute to the life of extraordinary humanitarian

Nominations Close for the 2022 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity — Nominations Close for the 2022 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity
Hundreds of people from across the globe have nominated 591 unique candidates

2022 Aurora Prize Nominations Are Open — 2022 Aurora Prize Nominations Are Open
Time to put forward inspiring heroes from across the globe