Fatemeh Khavari Explained

Fatemeh Khavari
Birth Date:26 January 2000
Birth Place:Teheran, Iran

Fatemeh Khavari (born 26 January 2000), is a Swedish activist with focus on Afghan refugees.

Biography

Khavari 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

References

  1. Web site: 20 September 2024 . sv-SE . Fatemeh Khavari ledde dramatiska sittstrejken – Handelsnytt . 21 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921083723/https://handelsnytt.se/2018/03/12/fatemeh-khavari-ledde-dramatiska-sittstrejken/ . live .
  2. 2019-06-25 . sv . Sveriges Radio . Fatemeh Khavari - Ung i Sverige - Morgonpasset i P3 – Gästen . 2019-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190522102208/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/965827?programid=4765 . live .
  3. Web site: Meet the Teenage Girl Who Led Thousands in Protest Against Sweden’s Deportation of Afghan Refugees. 1 November 2018. 20 September 2024.
  4. Web site: 2019-06-25 . sv . De fick regeringen att svänga om afghanerna – aktivisterna bakom lagförslaget . . 2019-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190624192324/https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/val-2018/integration--invandring/de-fick-regeringen-att-svanga-om-afghanerna/ . live .
  5. Web site: When Refugees Lead: The Youth Leader Fighting Deportations in — Refugees Deeply. 20 September 2024.
  6. Web site: 20 September 2024 . sv . "Ingen väljer var man föds" . Aftonbladet . 3 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303164946/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/BJXdrG . live .
  7. Web site: 20 September 2024 . 2023-06-08 . sv . Här är alla årets sommarpratare i P1 2023 . SVT Nyheter . 2023-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608122355/https://www.svt.se/kultur/sommar-i-p1-2023-har-ar-alla-aret-sommarpratare . live .

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