Yazidi Activist And Congolese Doctor Share 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman who was once enslaved by the Islamic State, and Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have both won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their activism against sexual violence.

Here & Now's Robin Young discusses the accomplishment and the recipients' work with BBC Persian correspondent Nafiseh Kohnavard (@nafisehkBBC).

This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.