Amaya Coppens
Amaya Coppens | |
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| Born | 1994 |
| Nationality | Nicaragua |
Amaya Coppens (born 1994) is a Nicaraguan Belgian student activist. She studied medicine at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León (UNAN-Leon) and is a leading figure of the April 19 University Movement, founded during protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega. She was chosen as a International Women of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[1]
Life
Coppens was born in Brussels in 1994. She was the daughter of Belgian sociologist Federico Coppens[2] and Nicaraguan sociologist Tamara Zamora.[3] Amaya Coppens lives and studies in Nicaragua. She decides to join the protests against Daniel Ortega in 2018.
She was accused of terrorism and aggravated robbery for having peacefully denounced the abuses of the regime.[4] She was arrested twice, in April 2018 for having participated in demonstrations against the regime of the President,[5] then in November 2019 for having brought aid to women close to imprisoned opponents who started a hunger strike.[6]
She was chosen as a International Women of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[1]
References
- ^ a b "2020 International Women of Courage Award". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Het drama van Nicaragua en Amaya Coppens". DeWereldMorgen.be. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Amaya Coppens, l'inquiétude d'une famille". Le Soir Plus (in French). 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ AFP, Le Figaro fr avec (2019-02-26). "Nicaragua: la famille d'Amaya Coppens espère sa libération". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Amaya Coppens: "Quand on est en prison au Nicaragua, on n'a aucun droit"". RTBF Info (in French). 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Nicaragua: une ONG dénonce l'agression de frères de la Belge Amaya Coppens". La Croix (in French). 2019-12-27. ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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