Tag: women’s rights

‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

Majid Tavakoli says protesters should have had more help from abroad but the west doesn’t understand what Iran has become The majority of Iranians wish for a “normal life and for a government similar to the governments based on the liberal democratic system”, one of Iran’s most prominent political activists has said, as he prepares… Read More ‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

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Iranian women know which battles to fight. They’ve been doing it for decades

Mahnaz Afkhami On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish Iranian woman, died while she was in the custody of Iran’s morality police for the “crime” of inadequate veiling. This event spearheaded an uprising that soon captured global attention and gained support, from grassroots activists to world leaders. As we have come to expect, the Iranian regime reacted to the uprising… Read More Iranian women know which battles to fight. They’ve been doing it for decades

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‘Gender apartheid’: UN experts denounce Iran’s proposed hijab law

A new draft law that would enshrine harsh punishments for women and girls who fail to wear a hijab in Iran could amount to “gender apartheid,” UN experts said in a statement on Friday. “The draft law could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination… Read More ‘Gender apartheid’: UN experts denounce Iran’s proposed hijab law

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Taliban’s war on women must be formally recognized as gender apartheid

Vrinda Narain The second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is fast approaching. Since then, Afghan women have been denied the most basic human rights in what can only be described as gender apartheid. Only by labelling it as such and making clear the situation in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity can the… Read More Taliban’s war on women must be formally recognized as gender apartheid

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Afghan women are being ‘erased from everything’

Tuesday marks the two-year anniversary of Kabul falling to the Taliban, which seized control of Afghanistan amid the United States’ chaotic, controversial withdrawal from the country after nearly 20 years of fighting…. But celebrating is the last thing many Afghan women want to do… as life under Taliban rule becomes increasingly repressive and brutal. When Zahra thinks back to her life before the… Read More Afghan women are being ‘erased from everything’

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‘PM is sleeping’: BJP leader says Manipur violence ‘defamed India’; resigns

Amid high-tension drama in Parliament during the monsoon session, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state spokesperson from Bihar Vinod Sharma on Thursday tendered his resignation from the party over the ethnic violence in Manipur after he felt ‘stigmatised’ to work under the BJP leadership. He further alleged that the Manipur incident, where two women from the… Read More ‘PM is sleeping’: BJP leader says Manipur violence ‘defamed India’; resigns

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Adivasis to hit streets on Friday to protest against atrocities against Kukis in Manipur and UCC

A forum of 26 tribal outfits of Bengal will hit the streets across the state on Friday to protest against the atrocities against countless people from the Kuki community in Manipur and the plan for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). According to the plan by the tribal outfits, large rallies and processions will be organised… Read More Adivasis to hit streets on Friday to protest against atrocities against Kukis in Manipur and UCC

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Lives interrupted: The cost of violence in Manipur | BBC News India

Manipur has been in turmoil since May 2023. Clashes between the northeastern Indian state’s Kuki and Meitei communities have resulted in their complete segregation. A viral video from the state emerged on 19 July highlighting the impact of this violence. The BBC’s Anshul Verma and Soutik Biswas spoke to the people of Manipur to understand… Read More Lives interrupted: The cost of violence in Manipur | BBC News India

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