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Lamiya Haji Bashar

19/07/2016 GMT

Crossing a Minefield to Escape IS

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Lamiya, the Yazidi girl smuggled out of captivity.

Lamiya Haji Bashar was enslaved by the so-called Islamic State for being Yazidi. After several attempts, she made a courageous escape across a minefield.

In August 2014, the Sinjar region in northern Iraq, home to the minority Yazidi community, was taken over by the so-called Islamic State. The group went from village to village killing the men and capturing the women. Lamiya Haji Bashar is an 18 year old Yazidi woman who grew up in Kocho, a village which Amnesty International say IS 'tried to wipe off the map.' After several attempts, Lamiya made a courageous escape. 

Hiroki Terai believes Japanese people are not very good at expressing their emotions and he is on a mission to make them cry. He runs a business that allows people to hire a handsome man to play them sad video clips and wipe away their tears. 

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Adele Devonshire was diving off the coast of Scotland when she lost her camera. Three years later, the camera has been found and returned to her. 

(Picture: Lamiya Haji Bashar. Credit: AP.)

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