Amaya Coppens
Amaya Coppens | |
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| Born | 1994 |
| Nationality | Nicaragua |
| Education | National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León |
Amaya Eve Coppens (born 1994) is a Nicaraguan Belgian student activist. She is a leading figure of the April 19 University Movement, founded during protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega. She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage in March 2020.[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 studied medicine at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León (UNAN-Leon).
She decides to join the protests against Daniel Ortega in 2018. She became one of the leaders of the April 19 University Movement.[4]
She was accused of terrorism and aggravated robbery for having peacefully denounced the abuses of the regime.[5] She was arrested twice, in April 2018 for having participated in demonstrations against the regime of the President,[6] then in November 2019 for having brought aid to women close to imprisoned opponents who started a hunger strike.[7]
She was chosen as an International Woman 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.
- ^ "Amaya Eve Coppens HRD Leader". Front Line Defenders. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.