Nobel Peace laureate and human rights activist Tawakkol Karman met today with Iceland's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godhlaugur Thor Thordharson, on the sidelines of her participation in an international conference on global threats and challenges,

Nobel Peace laureate and human rights activist will deliver a keynote address at University of Iceland where an international conference will be held on 10 October. 

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist Tawakkol Karman stated that the military coalition led by United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia has become an occupier of Yemen after it intervened militarily under the pretext to help the legitimate authority dislodge the Houthi militia.

Family members have been reported to be executed after unknown gunmen today broken into the home of Hassan Taha Fare’ in Taiz province.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman said the world is turning a blind eye to the plight of millions of people suffering in her war-torn nation plagued by hunger and disease.

The youth have always been in the heart of major transformations, and are the cornerstone of the world’s development and peace, said Nobel Peace laureate and human rights defender, Tawakkol Karman, at the annual summit of “One Young World 2017 Bogotá” in Colombia. 

Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman said widespread corruption was among the most important reasons for sparking the Arab Spring, noting that easy access to information is vital for anticorruption.