Ayat Al-Qurmezi

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Ayat Al-Qurmezi is a Bahraini poet and activist known for her role in the 2011 pro-democracy protests, during which she was imprisoned for reciting poems critical of the government.

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Ayat Al-Qurmezi canonical 2
Al-Qurmezi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahraini dissident
human
poet
political activist
advocatesFor democratic reforms in Bahrain
freedom of expression
associatedWith Bahraini uprising of 2011
surface form: Bahraini opposition movement

youth activism in Bahrain
causeOfImprisonment reciting anti-government poems during protests
countryOfCitizenship Bahrain
detainedBy Bahraini Ministry of Interior
surface form: Bahraini authorities
familyName Ayat Al-Qurmezi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Al-Qurmezi
gender female
genre political poetry
protest poetry
givenName Ayat
hasRole symbol of resistance in Bahrain
hasWorkType political verse
spoken-word poetry
humanRightsIssue freedom of speech in Bahrain
treatment of political prisoners in Bahrain
imprisonedFor peaceful political expression
knownFor publicly criticizing Bahrain’s ruling authorities in verse
reciting poetry at Pearl Roundabout during protests
languageOfExpression Arabic
movement Arab Spring
pro-democracy movement in Bahrain
name Ayat Al-Qurmezi self-link
nationality Bahraini
notableFor being imprisoned for political expression
participation in the 2011 Bahraini pro-democracy protests
reciting poems critical of the Bahraini government
occupation activist
poet
participantIn 2011 Bahraini uprising
2011 pro-democracy protests in Bahrain
placeOfActivity Manama
Pearl Roundabout
regionOfOrigin Gulf region
religion Islam
subjectOf international human rights campaigns
victimOf political repression

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Student Peace Prize hasRecipient Ayat Al-Qurmezi
Ayat Al-Qurmezi name Ayat Al-Qurmezi self-link
Ayat Al-Qurmezi familyName Ayat Al-Qurmezi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Al-Qurmezi