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EVERYDAY PRISONS – WOMEN’S LIVES UNDER OCCUPATION

by Samah Saleh | MediaDiversityUK Hanan, a Palestinian woman, was released in a prisoner exchange, after serving five years of her life sentence. In an interview, during my research on women in Israeli prisons, Hanan closed her eyes as she described prison … Continue reading →

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Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Foundations Are Stained With Blood

by Keith Grubb | Policymic Earlier today, the Guardian revealed that Qatar’s preparations to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup are plagued with human rights violations. This is not an isolated event. The people of Brazil also face human rights concerns in light of preparations … Continue reading →

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U of T instructor David Gilmour under fire for shunning female writers

Acclaimed Canadian author David Gilmour is in hot water after telling Hazlitt magazine that he only teaches books by “serious heterosexual guys.” By: Graham Slaughter | TheStar A University of Toronto English instructor is under fire for saying he only teaches books … Continue reading →

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Seeking justice through the ICTY: Frustration, skepticism, hope

By Louise Hogan | WomenUnderSiege The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was established in 1993 to prosecute “persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory.” But taking into account the thousands of victims of sexualized violence from … Continue reading →

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Dangers to Female Journalists Get Added Up

By Reshmi Kaur Oberoi | WomenseNews A month-long survey of female journalists about the dangers they face on assignment just ended and will be the basis of safety remedies designed by UNESCO. Two days after it launched, a 22-year-old photojournalist … Continue reading →

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YouTube Star Responds To Gender Slurs With Watermelon Bikini (VIDEO)

By Tiffany Willis | LiberalAmerica What happens when a lesbian woman is confronted with this question? Many people would probably take offense to being asked this (over…and over…and over) and develop a defensive attitude. Not Hart. She confronted the issue … Continue reading →

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Chaos in the Central African Republic: Insurgency, Murder and Abuse

Following the overthrow of President François Bozizé earlier this year, the Central African Republic is facing a severe humanitarian crisis with no end in sight. BY JACOB JUDAH | ThinkAfricaPress Over a third of the population of the Central African Republic is … Continue reading →

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Pussy Riot on Strike in Russian Prison

While there are plenty of videos that exploded throughout the internet not long ago on prison beatings, along with sexual assaults on female inmates, in Russia, this is not what this article is about. But it is still about issues … Continue reading →

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