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Ethiopian Lawyer Wins 'Alternative Nobel'

Ethiopian lawyer and disabled rights activist Yetnebersh Nigussie has won the Right Livelihood award, also known as the alternative Nobel prize. Awarded by Sweden, it's awarded to courageous people and organisations that have found practical solutions to the root causes of global problems. She spoke to the 麻豆社's Audrey Brown.

(Photo: Yetnebersh Nigussie at a school for underprivileged children she started in Addis Ababa. Credit: AARON MAASCHO/AFP/Getty Images)

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