Iraqi Yazidi lawmaker could be barred from US award ceremony

AFP English 2017-02-01

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An Iraqi lawmaker who has campaigned prominently for fellow Yazidi women enslaved by the Islamic State group said Tuesday that new US travel restrictions may prevent her from accepting a human rights award.
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