Aji Bashar speaks of Islamic State atrocities

Ljubljana, 17 March - Yazidi human rights activist Lamiya Aji Bashar, who escaped Islamic State and now tours the world speaking of atrocities committed by the terrorist group, has made a stop in Ljubljana to speak of her experience as a sex slave and of her escape.

Ljubljana Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, attends a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, attends a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana The European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana holds a round-table debate on a visit by Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana holds a round-table debate on a visit by Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, participates in a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, participates in a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, participates in a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, participates in a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, participates in a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, participates in a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, participates in a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Lamiya Aji Bashar, the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, participates in a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Lamiya Aji Bashar (centre), the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, attends a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Lamiya Aji Bashar (centre), the winner of the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, attends a round table organised by the European Parliament's info office in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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