WASHINGTON - The Indian gang-rape victim whose brutal death shocked the nation and the world was among nine women honored by the United States on Friday for their courage.
The young student, who has become known simply as "Nirbhaya" or "fearless," was awarded the US International Women of Courage award posthumously after she died of massive internal injuries following the rape and attack on a Delhi bus.
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